{
  "id": 11136903,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d’Or: He’s the best – Courtois names player to win award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/2026-ballon-dor-hes-the-best-courtois-names-player-to-win-award",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T07:25:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/01/2026-ballon-dor-hes-the-best-courtois-names-player-to-win-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, has picked his team mate, Kylian Mbappe to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. In an interview with Onda Cero’s Radioestadio Noche, Courtois insisted that Mbappe has been the best player in the world in the year under review. The Belgian also argued that the winner should be judged on individual […] 2026 Ballon d’Or: He’s the best – Courtois names player to win…",
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  "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."
}