{
  "id": 11853806,
  "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘He has earned the right’ – Santi Cazorla on award winner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/ballon-dor-2026-he-has-earned-the-right-santi-cazorla-on-award-winner",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T05:08:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/04/ballon-dor-2026-he-has-earned-the-right-santi-cazorla-on-award-winner/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Arsenal player, Santi Cazorla has picked Barcelona winger, Lamine Yamal to win the Ballon d’Or this year. Cazorla insisted that the 19-year-old Spain international has earned the right to claim the Ballon d’Or. Speaking to SPORT, Cazorla said, “I would give the Ballon d’Or to Lamine. “He plays for our country, he is Spanish, […] Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘He has earned the right’ – Santi Cazorla…",
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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."
}