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  "id": 6425726,
  "title": "Lionel Messi nears takeover of Spanish club Eldense",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/lionel-messi-nears-takeover-of-spanish-club-eldense",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T14:14:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
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    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1550485/lionel-messi-nears-takeover-of-spanish-club-eldense/"
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  "summary": "Lionel Messi is reportedly close to taking control of Spanish second-tier club CD Eldense as the football star expands his growing ownership portfolio. Reports in Spain claim Messi has reached an agreement in principle to acquire the shares held by majority owner TH Soluciones Group S.A.S. An official announcement could come in the coming days, […]",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Messi nears deal to acquire Spanish second-tier club Eldense",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/messi-nears-deal-to-acquire-spanish-second-tier-club-eldense",
        "published": "2026-09-08T21:38:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Messi nears deal to acquire Spanish second-tier club Eldense",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/messi-nears-deal-to-acquire-spanish-second-tier-club-eldense-6348377",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:03:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Messi nears deal to acquire Spanish second-tier club Eldense",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/messi-nears-deal-to-acquire-spanish-second-tier-club-eldense",
        "published": "2026-09-09T02:50:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Messi set to buy Spanish football club",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/messi-set-to-buy-spanish-football-club",
        "published": "2026-09-09T05:52:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Messi agrees to buy Spanish second-tier club Eldense",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/messi-agrees-to-buy-spanish-second-tier-club-eldense",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:21:43.000Z"
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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."
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