{
  "id": 7485385,
  "title": "‘I deserve it’ – Yamal backs himself for Ballon d’Or as he names main rival for award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/i-deserve-it-yamal-backs-himself-for-ballon-dor-as-he-names-main",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T05:27:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/i-deserve-it-yamal-backs-himself-for-ballon-dor-as-he-names-main-rival-for-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lamine Yamal has said he deserves to win this year’s Ballon d’Or after lifting the FIFA World Cup with Spain and La Liga with Barcelona, with the teenager naming Kylian Mbappe as his main rival but believing he has the edge over the Frenchman. Yamal is among the favourites to win the individual award following […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026: Michael Owen names two favourites to win award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ballon-dor-2026-michael-owen-names-two-favourites-to-win-award",
        "published": "2026-09-15T05:33:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}