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  "id": 3839390,
  "title": "Arokodare bags brace as Ajax seal Conference League spot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/arokodare-bags-brace-as-ajax-seal-conference-league-spot",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T23:30:17.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/arokodare-bags-brace-as-ajax-seal-conference-league-spot/"
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  "summary": "Tolu Arokodare scored a brace in his first start for Ajax. This helped the team secure a spot in the UEFA Conference League with a 9-5 aggregate win.\n\nIn other Conference League news, Rangers were eliminated by Czech team Jablonec in the playoffs. According to Yahoo Sports, Rangers took a 1-0 lead from the first leg but lost the return match by the same score. They were eventually eliminated 4-3 in a penalty shootout.\n\nRangers manager Derek McInnes expressed his embarrassment at the team's performance, taking responsibility for the debacle. He stated that the team should have performed better and that he was disappointed that they had been eliminated from Europe.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Conference League play-off: Gent strike to lead Hibs on night and in tie",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/conference-league-play-off-gent-strike-to-lead-hibs-on-night-and-in",
        "published": "2026-08-27T19:40:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Arokodare bags brace as Ajax seal Conference League spot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/arokodare-bags-brace-as-ajax-seal-conference-league-spot-3844071",
        "published": "2026-08-27T23:56:17.000Z"
      }
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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."
}