{
  "id": 12821304,
  "title": "Ballon d’Or: Ferré speaks on Real Madrid president, Perez trying to influence who wins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ballon-dor-ferre-speaks-on-real-madrid-president-perez-trying-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:32:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/08/ballon-dor-ferre-speaks-on-real-madrid-president-perez-trying-to-influence-who-wins/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Ballon d’Or chief, Pascal Ferré has denied rumours that Real Madrid president, Florentino Pérez tried to influence who won the award in the past. Ferré, who was in charge between 1996 and 2003, however, admitted that Pérez loves his players to win the award. Speaking with Portuguese newspaper, Record, he said: “Pérez loves this […] Ballon d’Or: Ferré speaks on Real Madrid president, Perez…",
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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."
}