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  "id": 16586104,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T10:20:15.000Z",
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    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20261026-mbapp%C3%A9-yamal-and-kane-to-discover-ballon-d-or-fates-at-london-awards-ceremony"
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  "summary": "The 70th Ballon d'Or ceremony will take place in London on Monday, October 26. According to Al Jazeera and France 24, this marks the first time the event has been held in Britain. The awards will recognize the best female footballer, coaches, goalkeepers, young players, and clubs.\n\nKylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, and Harry Kane are among the contenders for the men's award, which is determined by points from an international panel of football writers. Gulf News identifies England captain Harry Kane as one of the favorites. However, Benin Republic head coach Gernot Rohr suggested that either Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal or Bayern Munich's Michael Olise should win, noting that Mbappé failed to lift silverware last season.\n\nFor viewers in the UAE, the red carpet begins at 10pm on Monday, October 26, with the main ceremony starting at 11am UAE time on Tuesday, October 27. Gulf News reports that fans in the UAE can watch the event live and for free on DAZN.",
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        "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": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-26T06:35:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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."
}