{
  "id": 5184501,
  "title": "Official: Gabriel Jesus handed iconic shirt as Barcelona squad numbers confirmed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/official-gabriel-jesus-handed-iconic-shirt-as-barcelona-squad-numbers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T22:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/official-gabriel-jesus-handed-iconic-221000282.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Barcelona's first-team squad numbers for the 2026/27 campaign have been officially announced, revealing several changes due to the team's growing prominence and status within the ranks of Hansi Flick. Anthony Gordon has been assigned the no.17 jersey, while Karim Adeyemi now wears the number 14. Dominik Livaković, the club's latest signing, will don the no.25 shirt, following Gabriel Jesus, who has joined the prestigious no.9 position, joining a long line of Blaugrana legends. Jesse Bisiwu begins his Camp Nou career with the no.27 shirt, and Brian Fariñas has been recognized for his first-team breakthrough with the no.4 jersey. Xavi Espart is Barcelona's new no.12, and Fermín López replaces Ferran Torres as the no.7 shirt wearer.",
  "summary": "The squad numbers afforded to the first-team squad at La Liga giants Barcelona have this week been officially unveiled.And they confirm several changes from the 2025/26 campaign, owing to a combinatio...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Official: Barcelona complete La Liga registration of two summer signings; squad now complete",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/official-barcelona-complete-la-liga-registration-of-two-summer",
        "published": "2026-09-02T07:20:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}