{
  "id": 5530032,
  "title": "Official: Leoni in, Chiesa out of Liverpool’s Champions League squad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/official-leoni-in-chiesa-out-of-liverpools-champions-league-squad",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T09:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/official-leoni-chiesa-liverpool-champions-092500283.html"
  },
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  "summary": "Liverpool has announced their squad for the 2026-27 Champions League campaign, with Giovanni Leoni included and Federico Chiesa left out. Italian centre-back Leoni is part of Liverpool’s Champions League squad for the first part of the 2026-27 season, recovering from a cruciate ligament injury sustained during his senior Liverpool debut last season. Chiesa, on the other hand, was dropped from Liverpool’s Champions League squad list and will not be eligible for European matches this term. This decision aligns with UEFA requirements regarding homegrown players, as well as Chiesa's previous exclusion from Liverpool’s Champions League squad a year ago due to Arne Slot's preferences.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/womens-champions-league-arsenal-face-barcelona-chelsea-city-handed",
        "published": "2026-09-04T12:14:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "CAF Champions League: San Pedro coach upbeat ahead Rivers United clash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/caf-champions-league-san-pedro-coach-upbeat-ahead-rivers-united-clash",
        "published": "2026-09-04T17:33:29.000Z"
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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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