{
  "id": 5530045,
  "title": "Dortmund don't include Can in Champions League squad list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/dortmund-dont-include-can-in-champions-league-squad-list",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T09:18:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dortmund-dont-champions-league-squad-091845028.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Borussia Dortmund has excluded captain Emre Can from their Champions League squad list, according to the Bundesliga club. Can, who is 32 years old, has been out since March due to a cruciate ligament tear. Despite being expected to return this year, he has been left off the list. Additionally, newcomer Giannis Konstantelias and young talent Justin Lerma are also absent from the squad. Konstantelias suffered a cruciate knee ligament rupture in the Bundesliga opener against SV Hamburg last weekend, and Lerma is currently injured. Dortmund has the opportunity to register new players for the Champions League at the end of January if they progress to the knockout stage. The German team faces Villarreal in their opening league match on Tuesday.",
  "summary": "Borussia Dortmund didn't include captain Emre Can in the Champions League squad list submitted to European football ruling body UEFA, the Bundesliga club said on Friday. The 32-year-old defender has been sidelined since March due to a cruciate ligament tear, but he was still expected to make a comeback this year.",
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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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