{
  "id": 12094697,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d’Or: Thomas Muller names top two players to win award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/2026-ballon-dor-thomas-muller-names-top-two-players-to-win-award",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:58:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/05/2026-ballon-dor-thomas-muller-names-top-two-players-to-win-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Germany forward, Thomas Muller has picked the top two candidates to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. Muller has surprisingly gone for the duo of Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) and Michael Olise (Bayern Munich). In his monthly email newsletter, the 37-year-old claimed these are the players that have impressed him the most. “For me, there […] 2026 Ballon d’Or: Thomas Muller names top two players to…",
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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."
}