{
  "id": 15361145,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d'Or: Organisers to keep winner 'secret' as votes are counted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/2026-ballon-dor-organisers-to-keep-winner-secret-as-votes-are-counted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T05:25:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/18/2026-ballon-dor-organisers-to-keep-winner-secret-as-votes-are-counted/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Organisers of the Ballon d'Or award, France Football, are determined to keep the winner of the 2026 award \"a complete secret\" until the day of the ceremony. They want to follow the same procedure as in 2025. Last year, nobody knew that Paris Saint-Germain winger, Ousmane Dembele had won, until the hosts announced his name. […] 2026 Ballon d'Or: Organisers to keep winner 'secret' as votes are…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}