{"id":913081,"date":"2026-06-22T21:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/uncategorized-en\/20260622-season-2026-27-kickoff\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:36:35","slug":"20260622-season-2026-27-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/en\/news\/20260622-season-2026-27-kickoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 2026-27: Kick Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">Football was in the spotlight from the first day, with the program mainly including ball work, passing game exercises, possession games and friendly clashes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\"> The <strong>World Cup<\/strong> players <strong>Sanchez, Baba<\/strong>, as well as <strong>A. 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