{
  "id": 8605527,
  "title": "The Lauren Hemp 2027 Ballon d’Or campaign starts here",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/the-lauren-hemp-2027-ballon-dor-campaign-starts-here",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T04:16:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lauren-hemp-2027-ballon-d-041604875.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City's head coach Andree Jeglertz praised Lauren Hemp, saying her performance was \"amazing\" after City's 4-2 win over Liverpool. Hemp's play was exceptional, ranking first in total carries and progressive actions, and second in involvements in attacking sequences for the match. She created four chances and contributed to 11 chances in total for City against Liverpool. Her goal contributions have been impressive, with 52 goals and 48 assists across 154 appearances, making her the seventh player in WSL history to achieve 100 goal involvements. Her performance against Liverpool has earned her a post from former teammate Laura Coombs, sparking a 2027 Ballon d'Or campaign for Hemp, who currently stands at 28th in the award's ranking.",
  "summary": "The thing about Andree Jeglertz is that the Manchester City head coach doesn’t readily deal in spotlights. Not even when you really push him, when you back him into a seemingly inescapable press conference corner and the plausibility of him having to discuss the obviously very good performance of an obviously very good player feels inevitable. Jeglertz will find a way to veer, to swerve, to…",
  "key_points": [
    "Lauren Hemp praised for exceptional performance after City's 4-2 win over Liverpool.",
    "Hemp leads in total carries, progressive actions, and attacking involvements.",
    "Hemp earns 2027 Ballon d'Or campaign at 28th ranking."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Lauren Hemp's outstanding performance against Liverpool, earning praise from her coach and a social media shoutout from a former teammate, boosts her Ballon d'Or campaign and cements her status as a top player.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}