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  "id": 16442092,
  "title": "Former Bayern Munich manager backs Real Madrid defender in Ballon d’Or race: ‘Played a big role in winning the World Cup’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/former-bayern-munich-manager-backs-real-madrid-defender-in-ballon-dor",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-25T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-bayern-munich-manager-backs-070000891.html"
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  "summary": "Former Bayern Munich manager Wolfgang Felix Magath has backed Marc Cucurella to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or, praising the defender’s consistency, defensive strength and contribution to Spain’s Worl...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Barcelona vs Real Madrid: Top 5 El Clasico matches between La Liga giants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/barcelona-vs-real-madrid-top-5-el-clasico-matches-between-la-liga",
        "published": "2026-10-24T12:05:40.000Z"
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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."
}