{
  "id": 6425496,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d’Or: He’s a genius – Barcelona president, Laporta picks player to win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/2026-ballon-dor-hes-a-genius-barcelona-president-laporta-picks-player",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T14:21:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/09/2026-ballon-dor-hes-a-genius-barcelona-president-laporta-picks-player-to-win/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Barcelona President, Joan Laporta, has claimed that “genius” Lamine Yamal deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. Laporta was speaking to reporters ahead of their first Champions League fixture against Feyenoord. Yamal was included in the 30-man nominees’ shortlist, released by the Ballon d’Or organizers on Tuesday. During the year under review, the teenager won the […] 2026 Ballon d’Or: He’s a…",
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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."
}