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  "id": 16574682,
  "title": "Ballon d'Or 2026: Former Brazil striker, Sonny Anderson names award winner, top three",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ballon-dor-2026-former-brazil-striker-sonny-anderson-names-award",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T06:35:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/26/ballon-dor-2026-former-brazil-striker-sonny-anderson-names-award-winner-top-three-2/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Brazil striker, Sonny Anderson has named Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé as the likely winner of the Ballon d'Or on Monday. According to Anderson, Mbappé will finish in first position in the Ballon d'Or ranking, while Barcelona's Lamine Yamal will be in second position and Bayern Munich's Harry Kane will be in third position. \"For […] Ballon d'Or 2026: Former Brazil striker, Sonny Anderson…",
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Mbappe, Yamal and Dembele head to London for Ballon d'Or ceremony",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/mbappe-yamal-and-dembele-head-to-london-for-ballon-dor-ceremony",
        "published": "2026-10-25T15:20:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Kane primed to pip Yamal, Mbappe to Ballon d’Or glory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/kane-primed-to-pip-yamal-mbappe-to-ballon-dor-glory",
        "published": "2026-10-26T01:20:38.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026 predictions: Yamal, Mbappe and Kane – who will win?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ballon-dor-2026-predictions-yamal-mbappe-and-kane-who-will-win",
        "published": "2026-10-26T03:34:59.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Kane primed to pip Yamal, Mbappe to Ballon d'Or glory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/kane-primed-to-pip-yamal-mbappe-to-ballon-dor-glory-16561386",
        "published": "2026-10-26T04:34:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Kane primed to pip Yamal, Mbappe to Ballon d'Or glory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/kane-primed-to-pip-yamal-mbappe-to-ballon-dor-glory-16568414",
        "published": "2026-10-26T05:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Kylian Mbappe vs Harry Kane vs Lamine Yamal stats comparison: Who has the better numbers for Ballon d'Or 2026?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/kylian-mbappe-vs-harry-kane-vs-lamine-yamal-stats-comparison-who-has",
        "published": "2026-10-26T09:00:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "Mbappé, Yamal and Kane to discover Ballon d'Or fates at London awards ceremony",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/mbappe-yamal-and-kane-to-discover-ballon-dor-fates-at-london-awards",
        "published": "2026-10-26T10:20:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026 Ceremony: Live Streaming details, full list of men’s and women’s nominees, time and other details",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ballon-dor-2026-ceremony-live-streaming-details-full-list-of-mens-and",
        "published": "2026-10-26T11:47:13.000Z"
      }
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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."
}