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  "id": 16620934,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid dressing room identifies player to win award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/2026-ballon-dor-real-madrid-dressing-room-identifies-player-to-win",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T15:57:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/26/2026-ballon-dor-real-madrid-dressing-already-aware-of-winner/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Real Madrid's dressing room expects Kylian Mbappe to be named the 2026 Ballon d'Or winner. According to The Athletic, the players have had the feeling for a few weeks now. Mbappe's brace in the 2-1 win over Barcelona in LaLiga on Sunday further strengthened their belief. The Frenchman has already arrived in London for the […] 2026 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid dressing room identifies player to win…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Mbappe scores 100th goal for Real Madrid, becomes fourth fastest to reach milestone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/mbappe-scores-100th-goal-for-real-madrid-becomes-fourth-fastest-to",
        "published": "2026-10-26T10:46:40.000Z"
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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."
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