{
  "id": 17894678,
  "title": "Messi and Ronaldo make FIFPRO World 11 shortlist again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/messi-and-ronaldo-make-fifpro-world-11-shortlist-again",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/football/messi-and-ronaldo-make-fifpro-world-11-shortlist-again-1.500733248"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are once again competing for a place among the world's best footballers. The two superstars have been named among the 26 nominees for the 2026 FIFPRO Men's World 11, alongside Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland and Lamine Yamal. What makes this award particularly interesting is that it is decided entirely by professional footballers rather than…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Cristiano Ronaldo makes Fifpro World XI shortlist alongside Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/cristiano-ronaldo-makes-fifpro-world-xi-shortlist-alongside-lionel",
        "published": "2026-11-03T05:57:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}