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  "id": 9374635,
  "title": "Barcelona & Real Madrid stars face off for La Liga award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/barcelona-real-madrid-stars-face-off-for-la-liga-award",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T16:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/barcelona-real-madrid-stars-face-164500994.html"
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  "account": "In the latest round of La Liga Player of the Month nominations for September, two stars from Barcelona and Real Madrid are vying for the prestigious award. Barcelona's Raphinha, in his new role as the team's central striker, has been impressing with his goal-scoring prowess. In his last two league appearances, the Brazilian forward scored hat-tricks in both matches, contributing a total of nine goals in just four La Liga games this month.\n\nSimilarly, Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé has also shown his goal-scoring ability, netting three goals and providing two assists in his four appearances this month. While he has not managed to find the back of the net as frequently as Raphinha, his contributions are still significant.\n\nOther noteworthy nominees include Atlético Madrid's Jonathan David, who has scored goals in each of his last three appearances; Rayo Vallecano's Sergio Camello, and Elche's Fer Niño.",
  "summary": "Leading members of the attacking ranks at both Barcelona and Real Madrid have been nominated for the La Liga Player of the Month award for September.The former’s representative should come as little...",
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