{
  "id": 6577900,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d’Or: A scandal – Deco blasts organisers for snubbing two players",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/2026-ballon-dor-a-scandal-deco-blasts-organisers-for-snubbing-two",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T11:02:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/10/2026-ballon-dor-a-scandal-deco-blasts-organisers-for-snubbing-two-players/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Barcelona sporting director, Deco, has hit out at the organisers of the Ballon d’Or for excluding two of the club’s players from the 30-man nominees’ shortlist released on Tuesday. The duo of Pedri and Raphinha are two of the notable names that were left out. Barca only have Lamine Yamal included in the shortlist, despite the […] 2026 Ballon d’Or: A scandal – Deco blasts organisers for snubbing…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}