{
  "id": 6402341,
  "title": "Zidane names greatest player in football history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/zidane-names-greatest-player-in-football-history",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T08:17:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/09/zidane-names-greatest-player-in-football-history/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "France head coach, Zinedine Zidane, has named former Argentina captain Lionel Messi as the greatest player in the history of football. Zidane stated this when asked about the GOAT debate and if Messi is the greatest footballer of all-time. The Real Madrid legend said of Messi, as quoted by Marca, “If anyone still has doubts […] Zidane names greatest player in football history",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}