{
  "id": 899417,
  "title": "From Al Dhafra road trips to Asian title nights: My 16 years as the voice of UAE football",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/from-al-dhafra-road-trips-to-asian-title-nights-my-16-years-as-the-899417",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/14/from-al-dhafra-road-trips-to-asian-title-nights-my-16-years-as-the-voice-of-uae-football/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The date of October 22, 2010, might not mean much to the vast majority of UAE football fans, but it was a significant one all the same – especially for me. It was on that date that the first English language commentary of the Pro League was broadcast. Al Jazira beat Al Wasl 3-1 at the Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Why is that date so important to me? Because I had the privilege of doing…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "From Al Dhafra road trips to Asian title nights: My 16 years as the voice of UAE football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/from-al-dhafra-road-trips-to-asian-title-nights-my-16-years-as-the",
        "published": "2026-08-14T18:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}