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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Holding the World Cup in Qatar during hot, hot summer is ‘impossible’ insists Michel Platini]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/holding-the-world-cup-in-qatar-during-hot-hot-summer-is-impossible-insists-michel-platini-839912-Mar2013/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The UEFA boss is advocating the old switcheroo. ]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[‘MichelInGuides.com’ is the best Michel Platini website you’ll see today]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/michel-platini-michelinguides-783035-Feb2013/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Although, let’s be fair, the competition wasn’t exactly fierce.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-kelly/</url>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[UEFA confirm multi-city structure for Euro 2020]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/uefa-multi-city-structure-2020-769686-Jan2013/" ></link>
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<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/uefa-multi-city-structure-2020-769686-Jan2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Dublin is strongly rumoured to be one of the cities that will be involved in the project.]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Platini stands firm against goal-line technology]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-stands-firm-against-goal-line-technology-710622-Dec2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:674176cb-ef23-0b79-952e-afa4c30469ae</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-stands-firm-against-goal-line-technology-710622-Dec2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Two systems will be trialled at the Club World Cup this week, but Michel Platini still thinks it’s a big waste of money.]]></summary>
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<author><name>AFP</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[All options open for Euro 2020 – UEFA’s Platini]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/michel-platini-euro-2020-706966-Dec2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The FA, meanwhile, have registered their interest early in staging the semi-finals and finals at London’s Wembley stadium.]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Opinion: why goal-line technology isn’t good enough in this day and age]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/opinion-goal-line-technology-not-enough-705913-Dec2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:503f1be1-bf46-5b53-19db-73304200d28d</id>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[More drastic steps need to be taken in order to make officials’ lives easier, writes Paul Fennessy.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Paul Fennessy</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[FAI welcomes UEFA’s 2020 vision]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/fai-welcome-uefas-2020-vision-705542-Dec2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:ef0692f4-0516-30f8-c184-19f7915f6952</id>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The FAI has backed plans for a continent-wide European Championships in 2020, which could open up the possibility of a match in Ireland.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[‘You managed to break the Euros’: 17 people who hate UEFA’s 2020 plan]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/you-managed-to-break-the-euros-18-people-who-hate-uefas-2020-plan-705392-Dec2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9050895c-3a59-ccbe-008c-4de9fa100438</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/you-managed-to-break-the-euros-18-people-who-hate-uefas-2020-plan-705392-Dec2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[…and five who don’t really mind the idea of multi-city hosts.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Euro 2020 will take place across Europe – UEFA]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/euro-2020-will-take-place-across-europe-uefa-705317-Dec2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:26aa51e7-e2de-2cac-eb61-282efa3f4de7</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/euro-2020-will-take-place-across-europe-uefa-705317-Dec2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[It’s the end of the world as we know it — for the 2020 tournament anyway.]]></summary>
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<author><name>AFP</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Platini and UEFA leaning towards multi-city Euro 2020]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-euro-2020-ireland-702595-Dec2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:84deddaa-d088-ca1b-b088-2e0e6fd2ae64</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-euro-2020-ireland-702595-Dec2012/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-euro-2020-ireland-702595-Dec2012/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[A decision on the 2020 tournament will be taken on Thursday.]]></summary>
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<author><name>AFP</name>
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</author>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[UEFA consider scrapping Europa League – Platini]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/uefa-scrapping-europa-league-692332-Nov2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:07893866-1752-7821-67bf-1bdaffc1fd8f</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/uefa-scrapping-europa-league-692332-Nov2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The organisation are considering the possibility of extending the final phase of the Champions League from 32 to 64 teams]]></summary>
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<author><name>AFP</name>
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</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Qatar not opposed to hosting winter World Cup]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/qatar-winter-world-cup-611507-Sep2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:f500d600-a0f0-c7dd-0fe6-e5d6d357d5f6</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/qatar-winter-world-cup-611507-Sep2012/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/qatar-winter-world-cup-611507-Sep2012/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Hosting the competition in November would mean the club seasons would have to be postponed for over a month.]]></summary>
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<author><name>TheScore Team</name>
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</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Platini keen to stage winter World Cup in Qatar ]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-keen-to-stage-winter-world-cup-in-qatar-609550-Sep2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:0afa2dd5-4124-1b70-4425-783ec5579030</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-keen-to-stage-winter-world-cup-in-qatar-609550-Sep2012/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-keen-to-stage-winter-world-cup-in-qatar-609550-Sep2012/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ “Did you see in South Africa? It was freezing and nobody could go anywhere to a fan club or anything,” says the Uefa chief. ]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://thescore.thejournal.ie"  term="FIFA World Cup" />
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<author><name>TheScore Team</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[FA push for Wembley as Euro 2020 final host ]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/fa-push-for-wembley-as-euro-2020-final-host-608521-Sep2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:eba8bb12-14b2-b5d5-ad03-d0b813c33be3</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/fa-push-for-wembley-as-euro-2020-final-host-608521-Sep2012/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/fa-push-for-wembley-as-euro-2020-final-host-608521-Sep2012/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[UEFA president Michel Platini has previously suggested the tournament could be staged in multiple different countries in the continent in eight years’ time.]]></summary>
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</entry>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Platini: We will kick over-spending teams out of Europe]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-we-will-kick-over-spending-teams-out-of-europe-581855-Sep2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The UEFA president had a strong message for any team failing to stick to the new Financial Fair Play rules. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>TheScore Team</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Platini wants a Germany-Spain final ]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-wants-a-germany-spain-final-493348-Jun2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The 2008 finalists won their respective groups to progress to the quarter-finals and Platini would like to see the two countries go all the way.
]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Prandelli thanks Michel Platini for Italy’s first goal against Ireland]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/prandelli-thanks-michel-platini-for-italys-first-goal-against-ireland-492322-Jun2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The Italy coach says Antonio Cassano’s opener may not have been awarded without a fifth official. ]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Platini furious over Croatia racism charge]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-racism-croatia-uefa-arseholes-491869-Jun2012/" ></link>
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<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-racism-croatia-uefa-arseholes-491869-Jun2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Meanwhile, Slaven Bilic has called for lifetime bans for those found guilty of racist chanting.]]></summary>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Legends of yore: here’s our European Championships Best XI]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/legends-of-yore-heres-our-european-championships-best-xi-473511-Jun2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9e111a6b-79e5-eb7b-3d37-84e7e23a1c05</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/legends-of-yore-heres-our-european-championships-best-xi-473511-Jun2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[We’ve picked what we consider to be the greatest eleven players to ever grace the tournament. Do you agree?]]></summary>
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<author><name>Paul Fennessy</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Spain, Germany have that bit extra, says Platini]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/spain-germany-have-that-bit-extra-says-platini-473445-Jun2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[“One shouldn’t forget that Greece won in 2004,” the UEFA president added however, ahead of Friday’s big kick-off. ]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Platini: Spurs should have finished third if they wanted Champions League football]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-spurs-should-have-finished-third-if-they-wanted-champions-league-football-461837-May2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[UEFA boss doesn’t believe the London club have been treated unfairly.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Steven O'Rourke</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[47 days to Euro 2012: Michel Platini’s nine-goal binge]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/47-days-to-euro-2012-michel-platinis-nine-goal-binge-424283-Apr2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[In 1984, it took the current UEFA President all of five matches to set the tournament’s all-time scoring record. Two weeks well spent.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Conor Nagle</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Platini delivers Champions League trophy to Munich… but kinda fancies Real ]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-delivers-champions-league-trophy-to-munich-but-kinda-fancies-real-424930-Apr2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:5dcc8baa-9eac-38d8-09a3-0a36f0787d48</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-delivers-champions-league-trophy-to-munich-but-kinda-fancies-real-424930-Apr2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The famous old trophy is now safely in the Bavarian capital. But will it stay there for the year? ]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Sure thing, Michel: Platini wants Poland to replace all of their Euro 2012 pitches]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/sure-thing-michel-platini-wants-poland-to-replace-all-of-their-euro-2012-pitches-416253-Apr2012/" ></link>
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<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/sure-thing-michel-platini-wants-poland-to-replace-all-of-their-euro-2012-pitches-416253-Apr2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The pitches in Poznan and Gdansk, where Ireland will play their Group C games, are among those which UEFA wants relaid.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Platini hits back at Fergie after Europa League slur]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-hits-back-at-fergie-after-europa-league-slur-300673-Dec2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:fb8bdfa0-bd27-92ea-bf17-ec5412efa895</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/platini-hits-back-at-fergie-after-europa-league-slur-300673-Dec2011/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[UEFA president Michel Platini has slammed Alex Ferguson over his criticism of the Europa League. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Tony Cuddihy</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Man City branded ‘money wasters’ by Napoli President]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/man-city-branded-money-wasters-by-napoli-president-228057-Sep2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:e18742a8-aa34-5fc3-9260-af84cc02dab0</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/man-city-branded-money-wasters-by-napoli-president-228057-Sep2011/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Outspoken Aurelio De Laurentiis wants UEFA to enforce new financial regulations sooner rather than later.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niamh O'Mahony</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[The Magnificent Seven: Gallic stars]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/the-magnificent-seven-gallic-stars-81873-Feb2011/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:89a56395-89a5-f924-034a-1c7c713d362b</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/the-magnificent-seven-gallic-stars-81873-Feb2011/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-06-19T16:55:06+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[As the Irish rugby team prepare to welcome Les Bleus to the Aviva Stadium on Sunday afternoon, this week’s column takes a look at seven of France’s sporting greats. “Allons enfants de la Patrie …”]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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