{
  "id": 11242241,
  "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026: Garcia snubs Lamine Yamal, Rodri, names player who should win award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ballon-dor-2026-garcia-snubs-lamine-yamal-rodri-names-player-who",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T16:51:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/01/ballon-dor-2026-garcia-snubs-lamine-yamal-rodri-names-player-who-should-win-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Real Betis defender, Fran Garcia, has named the player he believes should win the Ballon d’Or this year. Speaking to El Larguero, Garcia snubbed Barcelona players Lamine Yamal and Rodri as he named Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Fabian Ruiz to win the Ballon d’Or. The 2026 Ballon d’Or will be presented in London later this month, […] Ballon d’Or 2026: Garcia snubs Lamine Yamal, Rodri, names…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}