{
  "id": 8861453,
  "title": "Real Madrid confirm Federico Valverde injury blow after Atletico Madrid defeat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/real-madrid-confirm-federico-valverde-injury-blow-after-atletico",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T06:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/real-madrid-confirm-federico-valverde-061500809.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Real Madrid suffered a significant setback after their 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid on Sunday, as they confirmed a severe ankle injury to midfielder Federico Valverde. The Uruguayan player was left sidelined due to a strong tackle by Lee Kang-in in the first half, which was not penalized by the on-field referee, Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias. Real Madrid's manager, Jose Mourinho, expressed his frustration post-match, and the news of Valverde's injury is expected to intensify his anger. The medical report has verified that Valverde suffered a left ankle trauma during the match, and further tests are being conducted to determine his return date. The Athletic's Guillermo Rai reported that Valverde will be out for at least 2-3 weeks, which would force him to miss Uruguay's international friendlies against Japan, South Korea, and India. Real Madrid is hopeful that Valverde will be back in time for their upcoming match against Villarreal on the 10th of October. His absence would be a considerable blow, especially considering his recent poor form.",
  "summary": "Real Madrid were left very unhappy at the circumstances of their 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Jose Mourinho’s side were undone by two second half goals from Alejandro Grimaldo and Jonath...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/real-madrid-star-federico-valverde-likely-to-miss-uruguays-friendly",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:00:22.000Z"
      },
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/laliga-what-diego-simeone-said-about-ademola-lookman-after-atleticos",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:12:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/atletico-madrid-players-respond-to-real-madrid-refereeing-complaints",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:20:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}