{
  "id": 16434932,
  "title": "Ballon d'Or 2026: Nobody else - Lothar Matthäus picks two players to win award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ballon-dor-2026-nobody-else-lothar-matthaus-picks-two-players-to-win",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T05:14:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/25/ballon-dor-2026-no-body-else-lothar-matthaus-picks-two-players-to-win-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "German legend, Lothar Matthäus, has picked Bayern Munich duo, Harry Kane and Michael Olise, as the two favourite players to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. Speaking recently with Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Matthäus insisted that nobody else deserves to win the Ballon d'Or on Monday apart from Kane and Olise because of their performances last season. “When […] Ballon d'Or 2026: Nobody else - Lothar…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "London to host 2026 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony for first time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/london-to-host-2026-ballon-dor-awards-ceremony-for-first-time",
        "published": "2026-10-24T22:45:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}