{
  "id": 837759,
  "title": "JDT COO Edwards slams AFC over foreign-player rule in ACLE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/jdt-coo-edwards-slams-afc-over-foreign-player-rule-in-acle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T04:15:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/08/1510967/jdt-coo-edwards-slams-afc-over-foreign-player-rule-acle"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) chief operating officer Alistair Edwards has taken a swipe at the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) decision to allow unlimited foreign players in the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE), saying the rule has forced clubs like the Southern Tigers to carry bigger squads.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}