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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Sep 8, 1:34 PM
Napoli’s Scott Mc Tominay undergoes successful heart surgery
The midfielder, who will return to training in two weeks, will miss Wednesday's Champions League game against Arsenal.
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Napoli’s Scott Mc Tominay undergoes successful heart surgery
Al Jazeera English and The Sun UK describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The midfielder, who will return to training in two weeks, will miss Wednesday's Champions League game against Arsenal.
The headline split The center frames it as "Napoli’s Scott Mc Tominay undergoes successful heart surgery". The right frames it as "Scott Mc Tominay has heart surgery as Napoli give health update on former Man Utd star".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
60/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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CenterNapoli’s Scott Mc Tominay undergoes successful heart surgery
Al Jazeera English · Center · News report
Right / center-rightScott Mc Tominay has heart surgery as Napoli give health update on former Man Utd star
The Sun UK · Right · News report
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The Sun UKNews report · Sep 8, 2:23 PM
Scott Mc Tominay has heart surgery as Napoli give health update on former Man Utd star
FORMER Man United star Scott Mc Tominay has undergone heart surgery that"was a complete success." The 29-year-old's ablation procedure - a minimally invasive operation to correct irregular...
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The ScotsmanNews report · Sep 8, 2:18 PM
Napoli issue major Scott Mc Tominay update after Scotland star's heart surgery
Serie A side believe operation has been complete success
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Irish IndependentNews report · Sep 8, 1:53 PM
Napoli midfielder Scott Mc Tominay out for two weeks after successful heart surgery
Details60/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
60/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Sep 8, 1:34 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.
Sep 8, 1:53 PM: Irish Independent joined the source map.
Sep 8, 2:18 PM: The Scotsman joined the source map.
Sep 8, 2:23 PM: The Sun UK joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.