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World Cup 2026: Costa Rica will not be there

by Soccer-News November 19, 2025

World Cup 2026: Costa Rica will not be there

Main shock within the CONCACAF zone: Costa Rica won’t participate within the 2026 World Cup. The staff, a daily on the event, completed third in its group, behind Haiti and Honduras.

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On Tuesday night time into Wednesday, Costa Rica might solely handle a draw in opposition to Honduras, sealing their destiny and eliminating them from the intercontinental playoff race. This comes as a large upset, since Costa Rica had certified for the final three World Cups and even reached the quarter-finals in 2014, the place they had been knocked out on penalties by the Netherlands.

November 19, 2025 0 comments

Premier League

“Mixture of expertise” – Journalist explains why Chelsea wont win title this 12 months

by Soccer-News November 19, 2025

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A journalist has been explaining why Chelsea is not going to be profitable the Premier League title this 12 months, and lots of will agree.

At this second in time although, trying on the Premier League and the place Chelsea are in, it’s a incontrovertible fact that they’re within the title race. You can’t be in second place within the league and never be put in that dialog.

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However when it comes to lasting out and being constantly ok come the tip of the season to nonetheless be there, will they be there? That’s the place the doubts are creeping in for a lot of pundits and followers alike.

However proper now, Enzo Maresca has accomplished properly to get Chelsea the place they’re, and in a really unpredictable league the place even groups like Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis have proven actual inconsistencies of late, Chelsea will really feel that they’ve each probability to be there come the tip of the season.

Why Chelsea wont win the title

Enzo Maresca gesticulates on the touchline. (Photograph by Justin Setterfield/Getty Pictures)

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Soccer journalist for The Day by day Mirror, , has dominated Chelsea out of profitable the Premier League title this season at the very least.

He says:

“It’s not as a result of they haven’t obtained numerous thrilling abilities or a supervisor who’s dealing with the entire challenges of the job. However I feel title contenders have a mixture of expertise and younger gamers in that squad, and I don’t see that have.”

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that Enzo Maresca’s job as Chelsea supervisor is protected even when they lose upcoming video games towards each Arsenal and Barcelona.

November 19, 2025 0 comments

Champions League

Chelsea starlet received’t have fun if he scores towards Barcelona – ‘Need to respect the golf equipment the place you’ve performed’

by Soccer-News November 14, 2025

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Chelsea striker Marc Guiu will face FC Barcelona for the primary time on Tuesday, 25 November, within the UEFA Champions League match at Stamford Bridge.

Will probably be a momentous event for the younger ahead, who will come face-to-face along with his boyhood membership for the primary time ever.

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Guiu trying ahead to Barcelona conflict

Talking in an interview on , Guiu shared his emotions forward of what’s going to be a really particular match for him following his departure from Barcelona in the summertime of 2024.

“The match towards Barça would be the match of my life. Will probably be very particular,” stated Guiu.

“I communicate with Barça gamers, with some, sure. Largely with Pau Cubarsi. On the day of the match, I’ll say one thing to him to attempt to make him nervous,” added the previous La Masia graduate.

The striker, who made his senior debut for Barcelona beneath Xavi Hernandez, went on to assert that he wouldn’t have fun if he had been to attain towards his boyhood membership at Stamford Bridge.

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“If I rating towards Barça… you need to respect the golf equipment the place you may have performed. If I rating towards Barça, the enjoyment shall be immense, however I believe I cannot have fun it,” stated Guiu.

The Chelsea striker sees the Stamford Bridge match as very open, as he stated: “Barça and Chelsea are two unbelievable groups. We’re in an excellent second.”

Marc Guiu will face Barcelona later this month. (Picture by Justin Setterfield/Getty Photos)

“Each groups are so good that I believe will probably be a really even match, and the main points will determine it. I believe we arrive a bit higher than Barça, however they’re excellent.”

Admiration for Lamine Yamal

Guiu performed alongside Lamine Yamal within the Barcelona youth academy and the primary workforce, and he’s satisfied that the 18-year-old wonderkid, coping with pubalgia, will quickly regain his greatest kind.

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“Lamine is an unbelievable participant. Any participant wish to be like him. He has labored exhausting. He deserves all the pieces that occurs to him. When he recovers from the pubalgia, he’ll fly once more,” stated Guiu.

Persevering with, the Chelsea starlet added: “In youth soccer, he was additionally flying and enjoying towards folks 4 years older than him. Lamine has all the time executed what he wished with everybody, with all of the rivals. From a really younger age, he did what he wished.”

On his Barcelona exit

Guiu additionally mirrored on the circumstances of his departure from Barcelona a 12 months and a half in the past.

“I’m enjoying exhausting at Chelsea and I believe I’m benefiting from it. After I left Barça, at the moment, it was the best choice, to go away. I’m at Chelsea, for me, proper now, the most effective membership on the planet,” stated Guiu.

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Persevering with, the Spaniard mirrored on how Barcelona wished him to remain, however supervisor Hansi Flick .

“Barça wished me to remain. Chelsea’s challenge was not comparable. Barça gave me the primary workforce however not rather more and Chelsea’s challenge was excellent. I didn’t get to talk to Flick earlier than leaving. I’d have appreciated it. I owe what I’m to Xavi,” he concluded.

November 14, 2025 0 comments

Serie A

El Shaarawy gained’t shrink back from Roma Scudetto dream

by Soccer-News November 14, 2025

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Stephan El Shaarawy insists Roma’s goal is to ‘keep up there for so long as potential’ within the Scudetto race. ‘We’re heading in the right direction.’

The Giallorossi went into the break for worldwide obligation as joint Serie A leaders alongside Inter, an sudden consequence contemplating they’re below with a really particular fashion of soccer.

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It comes on the heels of a marketing campaign the place they went by three tacticians and finally pushed Juventus all the best way for fourth place.

El Shaarawy has lofty Roma ambitions

LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 28: Stephan El Shaarawy celebrates with teammate Paulo Dybala after scoring a objective which is later disallowed for offside in the course of the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Part MD5 match between Tottenham Hotspur and AS Roma at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photograph by Richard Heathcote/Getty Photographs)

“Yearly the membership tries to arrange a squad and employees who’re as much as the historical past of Roma, so we all the time begin out aiming to kind a successful group,”

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“We noticed Claudio Ranieri as a coach and now a director, he selected a terrific tactician like Gasperini, so it undoubtedly helps to have somebody who is aware of Roma properly. We began sturdy and really feel that this time we actually are heading in the right direction.”

Whereas their defensive document has been glorious, scoring targets represented an issue, particularly now , Paulo Dybala, Evan Ferguson and Leon Bailey.

ROME, ITALY – APRIL 06: Manuel Locatelli of Juventus scores his group’s first objective while below stress from Stephan El Shaarawy of AS Roma in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico on April 06, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photographs)

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“I wish to see the glass half full, as a result of regardless of having the ninth greatest assault in Serie A, we’re high of the desk alongside Inter,” famous El Shaarawy.

“I can see within the evaluation of the video games that we’ve got created many scoring alternatives. If we handle to enhance our ending, then I feel we actually will turn into an entire group.

“There’s work to be achieved, however once more I really feel we’re on the appropriate path and could be protagonists for some time.”

Stephan El Shaarawy Roma (Photograph by Getty Photographs/Getty Photographs)

Having marked an period with Atalanta for 9 years, culminating within the Europa League triumph, Gasperini is now hoping to do the identical on the Stadio Olimpico.

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“Gasperini has this means to get the very best out of all his gamers, each individually and as a part of a collective.”

Contemplating their sturdy begin, can Roma genuinely problem for the Scudetto this season?

“It’s nonetheless too early to say,” warned El Shaarawy.

“There isn’t but a group that we will see completely dominating the league, however we all know the standard of the edges on the market, like Inter and Napoli.

“We’re solely at the start, however our goal is to remain up there so long as potential, as a result of I see a group with actual margin for enchancment.”

November 14, 2025 0 comments

Serie A

McTominay will get reward however Napoli warned they received’t qualify for subsequent UCL part

by Soccer-News November 5, 2025

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Former Napoli defender Faouzi Ghoulam is kind of crucial of the Partenopei after a 0-0 draw towards Eintracht Frankfurt, warning that they received’t advance to the following stage in the event that they don’t create extra in assault.

Napoli have been held to a 0-0 residence draw by Eintracht Frankfurt within the Champions League Week 4 on Tuesday.

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The Partenopei now have 4 factors within the standings.

Antonio Conte stated his workforce however Ghoulam didn’t appear to agree.

“In my view, they did far too little to hope to win this match. Eintracht’s efficiency was a bit unusual, as a result of they got here right here simply to defend,” Ghoulam advised Sky Sport (through .

“Napoli virtually had 70% possession. Proper now, Napoli battle to create goal-scoring alternatives. They created some right now, however not sufficient for this stage and to advance to the following stage.

Ghoulam: McTominay and Anguissa the ‘most harmful’ Napoli gamers

NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 04: Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli battles for possession with Jean-Matteo Bahoya of Eintracht Frankfurt throughout the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD4 match between SSC Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 04, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Pictures)

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“Anguissa performed an amazing sport; he was undoubtedly Napoli’s finest participant. He and McTominay have been essentially the most harmful,” continued the ex-Algeria worldwide.

“They’re two midfielders, so strikers clearly didn’t do effectively sufficient. We spoke about Lang’s impression from the bench, but it surely wasn’t sufficient, particularly on the Maradona.

“Napoli stored a low rhythm, which suited Eintracht simply high-quality. They began losing time with their goalkeeper at minute 30. That they had misplaced 5-1 in each of their newest matches. It is sensible that they tried to defend extra, however for Napoli and their ambitions, they must create extra.”

November 5, 2025 0 comments

Serie A

McTominay will get reward however Napoli warned they will not qualify for subsequent UCL part

by Soccer-News November 4, 2025

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NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 04: Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli battles for possession with Michael Zetterer of Eintracht Frankfurt through the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD4 match between SSC Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 04, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)

Former Napoli defender Faouzi Ghoulam is kind of crucial of the Partenopei after a 0-0 draw in opposition to Eintracht Frankfurt, warning that they received’t advance to the following stage in the event that they don’t create extra in assault.

Napoli had been held to a 0-0 house draw by Eintracht Frankfurt within the Champions League Week 4 on Tuesday.

The Partenopei now have 4 factors within the standings.

Antonio Conte stated his workforce deserved to win, however Ghoulam didn’t appear to agree.

“For my part, they did far too little to hope to win this match. Eintracht’s efficiency was a bit unusual, as a result of they got here right here simply to defend,” Ghoulam instructed Sky Sport (by way of TuttoNapoli).

“Napoli nearly had 70% possession. Proper now, Napoli battle to create goal-scoring alternatives. They created some at this time, however not sufficient for this stage and to advance to the following stage.

Ghoulam: McTominay and Anguissa the ‘most harmful’ Napoli gamersNAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 04: Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli battles for possession with Jean-Matteo Bahoya of Eintracht Frankfurt through the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD4 match between SSC Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 04, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)

“Anguissa performed an incredible sport; he was positively Napoli’s finest participant. He and McTominay had been essentially the most harmful,” continued the ex-Algeria worldwide.

“They’re two midfielders, so strikers clearly didn’t do effectively sufficient. We spoke about Lang’s affect from the bench, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient, particularly on the Maradona.

“Napoli stored a low rhythm, which suited Eintracht simply high quality. They began losing time with their goalkeeper at minute 30. That they had misplaced 5-1 in each of their newest matches. It is smart that they tried to defend extra, however for Napoli and their ambitions, they should create extra.”

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November 4, 2025 0 comments

Champions League

Trent Alexander-Arnold seems to be forward to eagerly-awaited Liverpool return – “I received’t rejoice”

by Soccer-News November 3, 2025

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On Tuesday, Actual Madrid face off in opposition to Liverpool within the Champions League, and far of the eye will probably be on Trent Alexander-Arnold. The defender made the transfer from Anfield to the Santiago Bernabeu in the summertime, doing so after deciding in opposition to signing a brand new deal on the reigning Premier League champions.

Due to this, it’s anticipated that Trent will obtain a hostile “welcome” when he and his Actual Madrid teammates arrive at Anfield for his or her league section showdown conflict. Forward of this, he spoke to Prime Video (through ) on going through off in opposition to Liverpool.

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“I knew that in some unspecified time in the future I’d face Liverpool. They’re a high crew, so I imagined that I’d find yourself coming again in the end. It’s a combination of feelings; I feel it is going to be a really troublesome match, however I’m very excited.

“Every little thing goes to really feel completely different: warming up on the other aspect, being within the away dressing room… Nevertheless it’s a part of the sport. I spoke to (Andy) Robertson and (Mohamed) Salah when the match got here out. Though they don’t seem to be having good outcomes these days, they’re nonetheless a fantastic crew and no person right here thinks it is going to be a straightforward recreation.

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Trent additionally admitted that had been he to search out the again of the online in opposition to his boyhood membership, he wouldn’t rejoice the objective.

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“The best way I’m acquired depends upon the followers… I’ve all the time beloved the membership and I’ll all the time be a Liverpool fan. If I rating a objective, I cannot rejoice.”

Trent will discover it troublesome to play in opposition to Liverpool

Understandably, there will probably be a lot concentrate on Trent’s return to Anfield, however there’s a probability that he doesn’t function. Actual Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso opted to not use him in any respect through the , and on condition that he has not performed a single minute in virtually two months, he is probably not risked in making his return to match in a high-intensity match, which the Liverpool fixture will definitely be.

November 3, 2025 0 comments

Champions League

Liverpool emotions will not change, says Alexander-Arnold

by Soccer-News November 2, 2025

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Trent Alexander-Arnold says his emotions for former membership Liverpool won’t change, it doesn’t matter what reception he receives on his Anfield return with Actual Madrid.

The Spanish giants face the Reds within the league section of the Champions League on Tuesday, 4 November.

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Alexander-Arnold was for the way in which he allowed his contract to run out, earlier than finally leaving in June for a reported cut-price £8.4m so he might be part of Actual Madrid on the Fifa Membership World Cup.

“It doesn’t matter what, my emotions will not change in the direction of Liverpool,” the 27-year-old full-back informed Amazon Prime, when requested if getting a very good reception again at Anfield would give him closure.

“I’ve acquired reminiscences there that can final me a lifetime and regardless of how I’m acquired, that will not change.”

He made 354 appearances for his boyhood membership, turning out for the ultimate time in Might towards Crystal Palace, after which they have been introduced with the Premier League trophy.

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Alexander-Arnold was one in all three senior Liverpool gamers – alongside captain Virgil van Dijk and talisman Mohamed Salah – to enter the ultimate yr of their contracts final season.

and ended up signing new two-year offers in April, after which the highlight turned solely on the England defender.

Posters have been put up outdoors the bottom by disgruntled supporters, questioning his loyalty to the membership the place he had gained two league titles, in addition to the Champions League, Fifa Membership World Cup, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

“I feel whichever means I’m acquired is the choice of the followers,” added Alexander-Arnold. “I’ll all the time love the membership. I’ll all the time be a fan of the membership. I’ll all the time be pleased about the alternatives [Liverpool gave me] and the whole lot that we achieved collectively will stay with me without end.”

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He additionally stated he wouldn’t rejoice if he scored towards Liverpool and revealed a lot of his former team-mates acquired in contact when the Champions League draw was confirmed.

“I spoke to Robbo [Andy Robertson], Mo [Salah], Ibu [Ibrahima Konate],” added Alexander-Arnold. “They have been simply laughing. I feel all people knew it was going to occur. We are going to put our feelings to 1 facet and play the most effective soccer we will.”

Alexander-Arnold has solely lately returned to the Actual Madrid squad after recovering from a hamstring damage suffered in a Champions League tie towards Marseille on 16 September.

However he has but to make an look within the facet and prone to begin on the bench towards Liverpool as 15-time European champions Actual – managed by one other former Reds participant in Xabi Alonso – bid for a fourth successive win on this season’s competitors.

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Alexander-Arnold has endured a troublesome time since his Madrid transfer, struggling to determine himself within the first workforce, being omitted of the England squad and sidelined by damage.

However he praised Actual’s England midfielder Jude Bellingham for serving to him to adapt.

“He is a superb lad and a terrific good friend,” stated Alexander-Arnold. “It is good to have another person that’s English right here. We each perceive one another very effectively and know one another very effectively. He made settling in lots simpler for me.”

November 2, 2025 0 comments

Serie A

Juventus, Buffon expresses assist for Spalletti : ‘You received’t lose many with him’

by Soccer-News October 27, 2025

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Juventus and Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon has expressed his assist for his former colleague Luciano Spalletti, who’s the present frontrunner to exchange Igor Tudor as head coach of the Bianconeri.

Juventus introduced on Monday that Tudor has been following a run of eight matches with no win and 4 video games with out scoring. The Previous Woman haven’t received in any competitors because the 4-3 Derby d’Italia victory over Inter on September 13.

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A number of names have already been linked with a transfer to take over on the Allianz Stadium, together with Roberto Mancini and Raffaele Palladino, however Spalletti is the present frontrunner, and is already in direct contact with the membership.

Buffon on Spalletti and Juventus: ‘The perfect round by way of expertise’

UDINE, ITALY – OCTOBER 14: Gianluigi Buffon, Head of Delegation of Italy, seems on previous to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Israel at Stadio Friuli on October 14, 2025 in Udine, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)

Buffon, talking on the closing ceremony of the Corriere dello Sport centenary occasion in Naples on Monday night, expressed his assist for Spalletti changing into the following head coach of his beloved Juventus.

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“For me, Luciano is the correct profile for any huge membership who desires to stay formidable. You received’t lose many with Luciano,” Buffon .

Buffon and Spalletti have labored collectively beforehand as a part of the Italy nationwide staff set-up. Spalletti was CT from the top of the summer time in 2023 till the beginning of the summer time in 2025, whereas Buffon served as delegation chief, a job that he nonetheless holds at this time.

MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 20: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Italy, sings the nationwide anthem previous to the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal leg one match between Italy and Germany at Stadio San Siro on March 20, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)

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“It could be an amazing skilled selection,” Buffon mentioned of Juventus’s hyperlinks with Spalletti. “He’s a soccer man, he’s an amazing particular person and an amazing coach.

“Spalletti is the most effective round by way of expertise, charisma and authority. He’s the correct particular person for formidable golf equipment who wish to stay formidable. It’s a disgrace seeing him not within the dugout.”

October 27, 2025 0 comments

Premier League

Chelsea haven’t any gamers in high 15 in essential stat – they received’t win weekly with out extra

by Soccer-News October 27, 2025

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Chelsea have a creativity disaster.

It was apparent within the recreation on Saturday. The Blues had a lot possession via the center elements of the sport however may do nothing with it. They went slowly sideways, and each striker Marc Guiu and quantity ten Joao Pedro had been completely marked out of the sport by a strong Sunderland form.

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Chelsea and not using a creator in Premier League’s high 15

Premier League probabilities created.

A take a look at the Premier League’s reveals that Chelsea have no person within the high 15. That’s not ok. Man U, Liverpool, Man Metropolis, Arsenal, Everton and Leeds all have a number of gamers above us in that class.

At this level it looks like even having Cole Palmer again wouldn’t assist totally. He can solely achieve this a lot, and could be squeezed out like Joao Pedro. Enzo Maresca wants to determine methods to get this workforce to maneuver the ball rapidly and in a threatening means, in any other case these outcomes are going to repeat again and again.

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We’re not a workforce with a robust defence, we have to rating targets, particularly at dwelling. Our most harmful attacker by numbers is Estevao, and we all know he can’t begin each recreation. However after him, or the common starters, it’s Enzo Fernandez in sixteenth.

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Chelsea additionally desperately want to enhance their aerial capabilities. They conceded from a protracted throw to Sunderland, and there shall be extra of these to come back

October 27, 2025 0 comments

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