{
  "id": 11415291,
  "title": "🥇 Pascal Gross, Premier League player of the month at 35",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/pascal-gross-premier-league-player-of-the-month-at-35",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T10:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pascal-gross-premier-league-player-101900259.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brighton midfielder Pascal Gross, 35, has been named EA SPORTS Player of the Month for September. This marks his first-ever award in this category. Gross achieved the feat with an impressive performance during what is considered one of his best seasons yet. Throughout the month, he contributed significantly to his team's victories, recording five goal involvements, including two goals and three assists. His exceptional play started with a goal and two assists in Brighton's 5-0 win over Coventry City. He then opened the scoring in a subsequent match against Arsenal and set up a goal for Chema Andrés in the 3-0 win over the champions. Gross's outstanding stats have him among the leading players in the league in terms of goal involvements, even tying with several others. At 35 years and three months, he holds the sixth-oldest record for winning this prestigious award. Only a few players, including Stuart Pearce, Teddy Sheringham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gianfranco Zola, and Paul Scholes have claimed this title at an older age. Gross outshone his teammates Charalampos Kostoulas, Mohamed Belloumi, Jayden Bogle, Alexander Isak, Jeremy Jacquet, Kevin Schade, and Antoine Semenyo. Among the veteran winners, he ranks just ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who achieved this honor at the age of 35 years and two months.",
  "summary": "Pascal Gross has won the EA SPORTS Player of the Month award for September after one of the best spells of his career. The 35-year-old Brighton midfielder receives the award for the first time.Gross r...",
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  "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."
}