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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-24T11:55:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.sportico.com",
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    "2026 World Cup",
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    "Lionel Messi",
    "soccer",
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  "textContent": "In writing about former USMNT defender and longtime Fox studio analyst Alexi Lalas, sports pundits reaching for a succinct adjective tend to err on the side of generosity. In the past two weeks, the 56-year-old has been referred to as a “polarizing” element of Fox’s FIFA World Cup coverage, an assessment that is irksomely imprecise, […]",
  "title": "Fox Does Not Have an Alexi Lalas Problem (Even If Everyone Else Does)"
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