{
  "id": 9922373,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T05:53:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/26/ballon-dor-2026-messi-already-has-a-lot-figo-names-player-to-win-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Portugal international, Luis Figo, has spoken about his favourite to win the Ballon d’Or this year. In a series of quickfire this or that questions at the EA FC27 launch event, Figo was asked to pick between different nominees for the Ballon d’Or. The former Real Madrid star ended up picking Barcelona winger Lamine […] Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘Messi already has a lot’ – Figo names player to win…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-26T06:01:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}