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    "excerpt": "Mumbai City FC, winner of the 2022-23 Indian Super League (ISL) League Shield title, will meet FC Jamshedpur, winner of the Shield last season, in a one-off playoff in the next couple of months to decide who will represent the county in the AFC Champions League, the top competition for clubs in the Continent.",
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    "editor1": "<p>The winner of the playoff match will represent the country in the AFC Champions League 2023-24, informed All-India Football Federation (AIFF) secretary general Dr Shaji Prabhakaran here on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It will be the last time that an Indian club will get a direct entry into the AFC Champions League as the Asian Football Confederation has changed the format of the top club league in the country.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&#39;This is the last time that an Indian club will get a direct entry into the Champions League. The format will change from next season and a three-tier tournament system will be introduced,&quot; said Dr Prabhakaran.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the new system, AFC competitions will be divided into three tiers and while India will lose a direct berth in the top-level AFC Champions League, the country will have two spots in the second-tier AFC Cup -- one direct and one playoff spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&#39;This is the last time that an Indian club will get a direct entry into the Champions League. The format will change from next season and a three-tier tournament system will be introduced,&quot; said Dr Prabhakaran.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/cricket-tales\">Cricket Tales<\/a><\/p>\r\n",
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