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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2024-10-08T15:14:40Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
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        <patrol cur="109931" prev="109930" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="75620" pageid="177" ns="0" title="England Under-19s" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Sam" timestamp="2024-10-08T20:52:41Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="109930" prev="109856" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="75619" pageid="21764" ns="0" title="England 2-2 Italy (2024 Under-19 International Friendly)" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Sam" timestamp="2024-10-08T20:47:05Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="109929" prev="108751" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="75618" pageid="698" ns="0" title="England Under-20s" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Sam" timestamp="2024-10-08T20:40:02Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="109928" prev="109927" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="75617" pageid="698" ns="0" title="England Under-20s" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Sam" timestamp="2024-10-08T20:21:53Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="109927" prev="109926" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="75616" pageid="698" ns="0" title="England Under-20s" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Sam" timestamp="2024-10-08T20:21:26Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="109926" prev="109853" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="75615" pageid="374" ns="0" title="Birmingham City Under-18s" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-10-08T15:36:58Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="109925" prev="109622" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="75614" pageid="389" ns="0" title="Millwall Under-18s" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-10-08T15:35:23Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="109924" prev="109619" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="75613" pageid="440" ns="0" title="Peterborough United Under-18s" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-10-08T15:16:48Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="109923" prev="109631" auto="1" />
      </item>
      <item logid="75612" pageid="388" ns="0" title="Ipswich Town Under-18s" type="patrol" action="patrol" user="Juni" timestamp="2024-10-08T15:15:11Z" comment="">
        <patrol cur="109922" prev="109621" auto="1" />
      </item>
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>