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  "id": 584745,
  "title": "AFC approves referee preparation program for 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/afc-approves-referee-preparation-program-for-2027-asian-cup-in-saudi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T16:43:18.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/xmqia1geo"
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  "summary": "The AFC Referees Committee has approved the preparation program for officials at the 2027 Asian Cup, to be hosted by Saudi Arabia with 24 teams.",
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        "published": "2026-08-11T13:52:36.000Z"
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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."
}