{
  "id": 862685,
  "title": "Leao and seven other unwanted Milan players left out of squad for Man United",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/leao-and-seven-other-unwanted-milan-players-left-out-of-squad-for-man",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T10:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/leao-seven-other-unwanted-milan-105000217.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AC Milan will face Manchester United in a pre-season friendly in Poland on Saturday, but seven players from Milan will not be part of the squad, including Rafael Leao. The match will be the team's final pre-season test before returning to Serie A to face Torino the following weekend. The squad, assembled by new head coach Ruben Amorim, omits Christopher Nkunku, Youssouf Fofana, Fikayo Tomori, David Odogu, Santiago Gimenez, Pervis Estupinan, and full-back Filippo Terracciano. Leao's absence is due to a muscular injury, which may also keep him out of the upcoming Torino match.",
  "summary": "Milan will take on Manchester United in a pre-season friendly in Poland on Saturday afternoon, but a group of seven unwanted Rossoneri players including Rafael Leao have not been called up to Ruben Am...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}