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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="2024-10-21T14:01:12Z|110266" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="Reading 1-2 Luton Town (2024-25 Premier League Cup)" rcid="110274" pageid="22216" revid="110344" old_revid="0" timestamp="2024-10-22T06:47:03Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="Leeds United 3-1 Stockport County (2024-25 Premier League Cup)" rcid="110273" pageid="22215" revid="110343" old_revid="0" timestamp="2024-10-22T06:46:28Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="Brentford 0-1 Derby County (2024-25 Premier League Cup)" rcid="110272" pageid="22214" revid="110342" old_revid="0" timestamp="2024-10-22T06:45:59Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="Bournemouth 1-4 Chelsea (2024-25 Premier League Cup)" rcid="110271" pageid="22213" revid="110341" old_revid="0" timestamp="2024-10-22T06:45:37Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="2024-25 Premier League Cup" rcid="110270" pageid="21396" revid="110340" old_revid="110330" timestamp="2024-10-22T06:45:23Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="England Under-17s" rcid="110269" pageid="179" revid="110339" old_revid="109511" timestamp="2024-10-21T14:35:00Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="England Youth Internationals 2024-25" rcid="110268" pageid="21416" revid="110338" old_revid="109992" timestamp="2024-10-21T14:32:05Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="Crewe Alexandra 4-2 Birmingham City (2024-25 Professional Development League 2)" rcid="110267" pageid="22212" revid="110337" old_revid="0" timestamp="2024-10-21T14:01:37Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>