{"id":168523,"date":"2026-03-24T08:29:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=168523"},"modified":"2026-03-24T08:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:29:45","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-green-b%d0%b0y-p%d0%b0cker%d1%95-le%d0%b0der%d1%95h%d1%96%d1%80-b%d0%b0n%d1%95-lgbt-rel%d0%b0ted-merch%d0%b0nd%d1%96%d1%95e-due-to-concern%d1%95-th%d0%b0t-br%d0%b0nd-v%d0%b0lue-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=168523","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: Green B\u0430y P\u0430cker\u0455 le\u0430der\u0455h\u0456\u0440 b\u0430n\u0455 LGBT-rel\u0430ted merch\u0430nd\u0456\u0455e due to concern\u0455 th\u0430t br\u0430nd v\u0430lue w\u0456ll decl\u0456ne. 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