{
  "id": 11620082,
  "title": "Rio Ngumoha hails Jude Bellingham as world’s best midfielder and vows to follow his path to England stardom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/rio-ngumoha-hails-jude-bellingham-as-worlds-best-midfielder-and-vows",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T06:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rio-ngumoha-hails-jude-bellingham-061000825.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rio Ngumoha has praised Jude Bellingham as the world's best midfielder and expressed his ambition to emulate his path to England stardom. The 23-year-old Bellingham, currently playing for Real Madrid, has already achieved remarkable feats for England, including becoming the youngest player to reach 50 caps and scoring the most goals by an England player in a single World Cup finals. Ngumoha, who made his competitive debut for England in a 2-0 win over Czechia, believes he will follow in Bellingham's footsteps and become a regular for the Three Lions. The young English footballer, who has also represented his country at four major tournaments, expressed his excitement about the journey ahead, stating that it will be a good one.",
  "summary": "Rio Ngumoha believes Jude Bellingham is the best midfielder in the world and hopes to follow his example in becoming an England regular.Ngumoha made his competitive debut for England during the 2-0 wi...",
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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."
}