{
  "id": 6156447,
  "title": "Kovac gives squad update ahead of Dortmund's Champions League opener against Villarreal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/kovac-gives-squad-update-ahead-of-dortmunds-champions-league-opener",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kovac-gives-squad-ahead-dortmunds-190000686.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Niko Kovac provided a squad update ahead of Borussia Dortmund's Champions League opener against Villarreal. Despite not involving Daniel Svensson and Konstantinos Karetsas in training, both players are fit and available for the game on Tuesday. Coach Kovac explained that it's common for some players to recover in the locker room or gym. Filippo Mané will be absent due to a muscle injury from a Bundesliga match, but he's expected to return after the international break. Nico Schlotterbeck and Ramy Bensebaini, who have recovered, are suspended. Giannis Konstantelias and Emre Can, who are long-term injuries, are also unavailable.",
  "summary": "Daniel Svensson and Konstantinos Karetsas weren't involved in Borussia Dortmund’s team training session on Monday.Despite this, the duo are fit and available for Borussia Dortmund’s Champions Leag...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/croatia-great-luka-modric-named-in-the-croatia-squad-for-the-nations",
        "published": "2026-09-07T14:49:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Luka Modrić named in Croatia squad for the Nations League",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/luka-modric-named-in-croatia-squad-for-the-nations-league",
        "published": "2026-09-07T14:51:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}