{
  "id": 16290757,
  "title": "Ballon d'Or 2026: Shearer names two leading candidates to win award on Monday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/ballon-dor-2026-shearer-names-two-leading-candidates-to-win-award-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T05:04:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/24/ballon-dor-2026-shearer-names-two-leading-candidates-to-win-award-on-monday/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Newcastle United legend, Alan Shearer, has named the two leading candidates to win the 2026 Ballon d'Or on Monday. Shearer, in his column, ahead of the Ballon d'Or ceremony in London, said England captain Harry Kane and Spain winger Lamine Yamal are the two leading candidates for the Ballon d'Or. \"I know the two leading […] Ballon d'Or 2026: Shearer names two leading candidates to win award on…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}