{
  "id": 9922370,
  "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026: Williams names player who deserves to win award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/ballon-dor-2026-williams-names-player-who-deserves-to-win-award",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T06:01:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/26/ballon-dor-2026-williams-names-player-who-deserves-to-win-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Daily Post Nigeria reports that Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams has named Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal as the player who deserves to win the upcoming Ballon d’Or award. Williams, who is close friends with Yamal and also a teammate on the Spain national team, made the statement to El Desmarque. According to Williams, Yamal is the player who people tune into watch on television because of his exceptional skills. Yamal, who won the World Cup with Spain and the LaLiga title with Barcelona last season, has been performing impressively for both his club and country.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘Messi already has a lot’ – Figo names player to win award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/ballon-dor-2026-messi-already-has-a-lot-figo-names-player-to-win-award",
        "published": "2026-09-26T05:53:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}