{
  "id": 845105,
  "title": "Son Heung-min's LAFC eliminated from Leagues Cup tournament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/son-heung-mins-lafc-eliminated-from-leagues-cup-tournament-845105",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260814/son-heung-mins-lafc-eliminated-from-leagues-cup-tournament"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Son Heung-min and Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) have been eliminated from the Leagues Cup tournament. The club finished fifth in their group after the opening phase concluded on Thursday. Only the top four teams advanced to the knockout round. The Leagues Cup consists of 36 teams from Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX, with each team playing three matches against opponents from the other league. LAFC's final group match against Club Queretaro ended in a 5-3 shootout victory, leaving them with seven points in third place. However, Austin FC and Chicago Fire FC both secured six points with one match remaining, winning their final games to push LAFC out of the top four.",
  "summary": "Son Heung-min and his Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) have been eliminated from a continental club tournament. LAFC ended up in fifth place in their group when the opening phase of the Leagues Cup concluded Thursday (U.S. time), as only the top four clubs advanced to the knockout round. The Leagues Cup features 36 teams from Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Mexican circuit Liga MX. Teams played…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Son Heung-min's LAFC eliminated from Leagues Cup tournament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/son-heung-mins-lafc-eliminated-from-leagues-cup-tournament",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:02:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Son Heung-min's LAFC eliminated from Leagues Cup tournament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/son-heung-mins-lafc-eliminated-from-leagues-cup-tournament-844166",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:42:03.000Z"
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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."
}