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I apologize but I choose...'","url":"https://video.gazzetta.it/video-monchi-sceglie-yamal-polemiche-per-il-pallone-d-oro-contro-il-ds-ex-roma/ab479ec9-b431-4f7d-b36f-701290c1bxlk","summary":"Monchi, ex direttore sportivo della Roma, ora in forza all'Espanyol, ha scatenato non poche polemiche tra i tifosi periquitos a causa della sua scelta per il Pallone d'Oro. Tra Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé e Lamine Yamal, infatti, lo spagnolo ha optato per il giovane talento del Barcellona, storica squadra rivale proprio dell'Espanyol. Le polemiche, però, erano comunque all'orizzonte.","published":"2026-09-29T14:15:16Z","seen":"2026-09-29T14:19:01Z","lang":"it","country":"IT","source":{"id":"kite-gazzetta-it-2be126","name":"gazzetta.it","domain":"gazzetta.it","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q651988","name":"La Gazzetta dello Sport","type":"newspaper","country":"IT","designations":["daily newspaper","sports newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-gazzetta-it-2be126","topics":["calcio/estero/liga","calcio_estero_news","calcio"],"authors":["La Gazzetta dello Sport"],"entities":[{"id":"Q117439809","name":"monchi","type":"person"}],"image":"https://dimages2.gazzettaobjects.it/files/image_896_504/uploads/2026/09/29/6abbc6e9b4a3d.png","story":"st_evn6ccny62g2kfbou4kq","category":"sport","category_p":0.82,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.1,"political":0.13},{"id":"n_ttjxciuwlyq3n6xp6vha","seq":619146,"kind":"article","title":"Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘It’s complicated’ – Monchi names player who deserves to win award","url":"https://thisday.com.ng/ballon-dor-2026-its-complicated-monchi-names-player-who-deserves-to-win-award-2","summary":"Espanyol’s sporting director, Monchi has named the player who deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. 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