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  "id": 3726188,
  "title": "Croatia keeper Livakovic joins Barcelona on four-year contract",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/croatia-keeper-livakovic-joins-barcelona-on-four-year-contract",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T11:31:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/08/27/croatia-keeper-livakovic-joins-barcelona-on-four-year-contract"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Barcelona has signed Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic on a four-year contract, according to the Spanish champions. The 31-year-old will be with the club until 2030. Livakovic, who has been a regular for Croatia since 2017, has also played in three World Cups and two European Championships. He joins the club from Fenerbahce for a fee of two million euros plus half a million in add-ons, as reported by Marca. The goalkeeper is expected to compete for the first spot with Joan Garcia, while veteran Wojciech Szczesny will provide additional backup.",
  "summary": "Dominik Livakovic arrives as coach Hansi Flick strengthens his goalkeeping options following Marc-Andre ter Stegen's loan move to Ajax Amsterdam earlier this month.",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Barcelona signs Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic from Fenerbahce",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/barcelona-signs-croatia-goalkeeper-dominik-livakovic-from-fenerbahce",
        "published": "2026-08-27T10:37:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Barcelona signs Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic from Fenerbahce",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T10:38:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Barcelona snap up Croatia goalie and World Cup hero Livakovic for €4m",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/barcelona-snap-up-croatia-goalie-and-world-cup-hero-livakovic-for-4m",
        "published": "2026-08-27T10:59:38.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Croatia keeper Livakovic joins Barcelona on four-year contract",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/croatia-keeper-livakovic-joins-barcelona-on-four-year-contract-3728804",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:15:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Croatia keeper Livakovic joins Barcelona on four-year contract",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/croatia-keeper-livakovic-joins-barcelona-on-four-year-contract-3727751",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:31:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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