{
  "id": 9572339,
  "title": "Newcastle United goalkeeper Borg signs first professional deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/newcastle-united-goalkeeper-borg-signs-first-professional-deal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/newcastle-united-goalkeeper-borg-signs-151500397.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Newcastle United goalkeeper Sofia Borg has inked her maiden professional contract with the club. The Magpies confirmed the news through an official statement. The 18-year-old is the second youth player to secure professional terms with Newcastle United this week. Borg transferred to the Newcastle United academy from Football West Academy in Australia last season. Since joining the club, Borg has been working on her skills and has often been part of the first team setup. Despite her age, she has yet to make her senior debut for The Magpies but remains a regular in the first team training group. Upon signing the professional deal, Borg expressed her excitement, highlighting the significance of the move for her and her family. She praised Newcastle United for its reputation in football and emphasized her focus on developing her goalkeeping abilities and accumulating more playing time. Borg's ambition now lies in securing regular first-team opportunities.",
  "summary": "Newcastle United goalkeeper Sofia Borg has signed her first professional contract with the club.WSL Full-Time were informed of the news via an official club press release from The Magpies earlier toda...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "‘They are breathing with the team. Unbelievable’ Newcastle United signing is loving it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/they-are-breathing-with-the-team-unbelievable-newcastle-united",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:31:09.000Z"
      }
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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."
}