{
  "id": 9536216,
  "title": "Marseille’s Derek Cornelius risks lengthy absence, Canada manager Jesse Marsch reveals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/marseilles-derek-cornelius-risks-lengthy-absence-canada-manager-jesse",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T10:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/marseille-derek-cornelius-risks-lengthy-102000630.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Olympique de Marseille defender Derek Cornelius may face a lengthy absence, according to Canada manager Jesse Marsch. The 28-year-old defender was taken to the hospital on Wednesday following a non-contact lower-body injury during a training session in Toronto. Canada manager Marsch revealed that Cornelius strained his hip when he accidentally caught his knee on the turf while chasing the ball with teammate Jonathan. Marsch expressed concern over the severity of the injury, stating that it could potentially keep Cornelius sidelined for several months. The Canadian's injury could further strain the already thin Montreal squad, as Cornelius has only played 93 minutes of football for Marseille this season.",
  "summary": "There are mounting fears that Olympique de Marseille defender Derek Cornelius (28) may be consigned to the sidelines for the foreseeable future. It comes after the defender was transported to hospital...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Canada’s Derek Cornelius to hospital after non-contact injury",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/canadas-derek-cornelius-to-hospital-after-non-contact-injury",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:30:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Canada defender Cornelius hospitalized after suffering injury in training",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/canada-defender-cornelius-hospitalized-after-suffering-injury-in",
        "published": "2026-09-23T18:36:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}