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  "id": 556993,
  "title": "English Football League ‘concerned and disappointed’ at PFA legal challenge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/english-football-league-concerned-and-disappointed-at-pfa-legal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T10:17:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/english-football-league-concerned-and-disappointed-at-pfa-legal-challenge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The English Football League (EFL) has criticised player union the PFA for taking legal action to block new cost controls for clubs in League One. The PFA is opposing the Squad Cost Management Protocol on the basis it could damage players’ earning potential, having previously defeated a previous rule change in 2021 on the basis [...]",
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        "published": "2026-08-11T02:30:09.000Z"
      },
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/south-korean-patisserie-abebe-bakery-to-open-in-hong-kong",
        "published": "2026-08-11T03:43:09.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/epl-youve-zero-champions-league-titles-obi-mikel-mocks-arsenal-fans",
        "published": "2026-08-11T07:06:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
}