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  "id": 4799893,
  "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘He’s a leader’ – Jose Mourinho names player in race to win award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ballon-dor-2026-hes-a-leader-jose-mourinho-names-player-in-race-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T05:54:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/01/ballon-dor-2026-hes-a-leader-jose-mourinho-names-player-in-race-to-win-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho has insisted that midfielder, Jude Bellingham is in the race to win the Ballon d’Or. According to Mourinho, Bellingham is a leader, and what he does as a midfielder is absolutely incredible. The Portuguese made this statement after the England international scored in Real Madrid’s 4-0 win over Malaga in […] Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘He’s a leader’ – Jose Mourinho names…",
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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."
}