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  "id": 6275500,
  "title": "Donnarumma left off shortlist for 2026 Ballon d’Or goalkeeping award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/donnarumma-left-off-shortlist-for-2026-ballon-dor-goalkeeping-award",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T11:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/donnarumma-left-off-shortlist-2026-115000019.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The shortlist for the 2026 Ballon d’Or goalkeeping award, named after the Yashin Trophy, has been announced. Notably, Gianluigi Donnarumma, the reigning winner of the award for 2025, is notably absent from the list. This is the first time in three years that an Italian or Serie A goalkeeper has been left off the shortlist. The 10 selected goalkeepers represent various nations including Morocco, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Argentina, Senegal, Spain, Russia, Spain, and Cape Verde.",
  "summary": "The nominees for the 2026 Yashin trophy, the award given out to the best goalkeeper as part of the Ballon d’Or ceremony, have been released on Tuesday morning, but for the first time in three years,...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Ballon d'Or 2026 nominees list: Updated shortlist of players announced as soccer award contenders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/ballon-dor-2026-nominees-list-updated-shortlist-of-players-announced",
        "published": "2026-09-08T09:37:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}