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  "id": 8271847,
  "title": "Uefa rejected request to keep Republic of Ireland and Israel separate - FAI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/uefa-rejected-request-to-keep-republic-of-ireland-and-israel-separate",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T16:40:11.000Z",
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  "summary": "The Football Association of Ireland says it had a request to keep the Republic of Ireland and Israel separate in future competition draws rejected by Uefa.",
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "UEFA inaction tied FAI's hands on Israel games - Courell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/uefa-inaction-tied-fais-hands-on-israel-games-courell",
        "published": "2026-09-18T11:36:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Uefa rejected request to keep Republic of Ireland and Israel separate - FAI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/uefa-rejected-request-to-keep-republic-of-ireland-and-israel-separate-8272086",
        "published": "2026-09-18T16:40:11.000Z"
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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."
}