{
  "id": 15482864,
  "title": "Ballon d'Or 2026: 'He's one of them' - PSG's Zabarnyi names player who deserves award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ballon-dor-2026-hes-one-of-them-psgs-zabarnyi-names-player-who",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T19:17:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/18/ballon-dor-2026-hes-one-of-them-psgs-zabarnyi-names-player-who-deserves-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Paris Saint-Germain defender Ilya Zabarnyi has expressed his belief that Ousmane Dembele is one of the players who deserves to win the upcoming Ballon d'Or award. Speaking at a post-match interview following PSG's 3-1 victory over Strasbourg in Ligue 1, the 24-year-old Ukrainian defender highlighted that his fellow teammates also have strong claims to the prestigious accolade. Zabarnyi's endorsement of Dembele, who won the Ballon d'Or last year ahead of Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, underscores the high regard in which the PSG forward is held by his teammates.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026: Former France striker, Papin snubs Mbappe, names player to win award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ballon-dor-2026-former-france-striker-papin-snubs-mbappe-names-player",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:26:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}