{
  "id": 5537475,
  "title": "Folarin Balogun omitted from Monaco’s Europa Conference League squad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/folarin-balogun-omitted-from-monacos-europa-conference-league-squad",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T10:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/folarin-balogun-omitted-monaco-europa-105000092.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AS Monaco has announced their UEFA Europa Conference League squad, excluding Folarin Balogun. The omission came after the failed transfer of Balogun to Everton on the transfer deadline day. According to Nice-Matin, the USMNT international is likely to stay at Monaco until the winter, but there is still a chance he could leave. Monaco's transfer windows in Turkey and Saudi Arabia remain open. Balogun returned to training on Thursday for their match against Paris Saint-Germain the following Friday. He was not included in the matchday squad. Filipe Luís, the Brazilian manager, could not provide a timeline for Balogun's return due to a reported fitness issue. The senior options under Luís' command are Matthis Abline, Paris Brunner, and Mika Biereth.",
  "summary": "AS Monaco have announced the squad for their upcoming UEFA Europa Conference League campaign. Folarin Balogun has been notably omitted from the squad. It comes following the breakdown of his move to E...",
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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."
}