{
  "id": 16602120,
  "title": "Football: Who will win the 2026 Ballon d'Or?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/football-who-will-win-the-2026-ballon-dor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:33:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261026-football-who-will-win-the-2026-ballon-d-or"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The competition for this year's Ballon d'Or is tougher than ever. Who will succeed Ousmane Dembélé? Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal and Harry Kane lead a star-studded field. FRANCE 24's Emily Boyle has more.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-24T05:04:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Kane, Yamal and Mbappe lock horns in London for Ballon d'Or crown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/kane-yamal-and-mbappe-lock-horns-in-london-for-ballon-dor-crown",
        "published": "2026-10-26T02:42:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}