{
  "id": 15799706,
  "title": "Ballon d'Or 2026: What'll happen if two players get same number of votes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ballon-dor-2026-whatll-happen-if-two-players-get-same-number-of-votes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T20:47:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/20/post-48/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Organisers of the Ballon d'Or have revealed what will happen if two players get the same number of votes. In a post via their X account on Tuesday, France Football revealed who decides the winner in the event of a tie. It noted that in the event of a tie, the deadlock between players will […] Ballon d'Or 2026: What'll happen if two players get same number of votes",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Cristiano Ronaldo leading race for greatest Ballon d'Or win of all time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/cristiano-ronaldo-leading-race-for-greatest-ballon-dor-win-of-all-time",
        "published": "2026-10-19T06:25:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Hankook Tire extends Ballon d'Or partnership for 3rd straight year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/hankook-tire-extends-ballon-dor-partnership-for-3rd-straight-year",
        "published": "2026-10-20T03:02:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}