{
  "id": 16173830,
  "title": "Ballon d'Or 2026: Troy Deeney picks favourite to win award on Monday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ballon-dor-2026-troy-deeney-picks-favourite-to-win-award-on-monday",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T10:16:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/23/post-79/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Watford legend, Troy Deeney has picked Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal as the favourite to win the 2026 Ballon d'Or on Monday. Deeney believes the Spain international will claim the Ballon d'Or in London ahead of Bayern Munich's Harry Kane because he won the FIFA World Cup. Speaking on CBS Sports Golazo, Deeney said, \"For me […] Ballon d'Or 2026: Troy Deeney picks favourite to win award on Monday",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}