{
  "id": 8194793,
  "title": "LA Rams coach hopes his NFL team never plays in Australia again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/la-rams-coach-hopes-his-nfl-team-never-plays-in-australia-again",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:05:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-18/la-rams-coach-sean-mcvay-happy-mcg-nfl-game-is-one-off/107170370"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LA Rams head coach Sean McVay has expressed a desire for his team to never play another game in Australia, following a 27-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne. The NFL has signed a multi-year deal to host two games in Australia with the possibility of a third, but it is unclear which teams will participate. McVay, who touched down in Melbourne just 24 hours before the match, was unprepared for the long flight and the subsequent sluggish performance of his team. The Rams were met with mixed reactions from the crowd, with some cheering and others booing as they took to the field. Coach McVay hopes that the memory of this game will fade from his mind and that the team will not have to endure another Australian tour.",
  "summary": "Los Angeles coach Sean McVay is thrilled his Rams' season opener at the MCG is behind them and hopes they do not ever do it again.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "They arrived at the 11th hour and lost dismally. Now the LA Rams say they never want to play in Australia again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/they-arrived-at-the-11th-hour-and-lost-dismally-now-the-la-rams-say",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:11:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "They arrived at the 11th hour and lost dismally. Now the LA Rams say they never want to play in Australia again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/they-arrived-at-the-11th-hour-and-lost-dismally-now-the-la-rams-say-8177209",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:11:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News",
        "title": "LA Rams coach hopes his NFL team never plays in Australia again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/la-rams-coach-hopes-his-nfl-team-never-plays-in-australia-again-8198075",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:05:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}