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  "id": 16636691,
  "title": "Ballon d'Or 2026: He delights me most - Daniel Riolo picks winner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ballon-dor-2026-he-delights-me-most-daniel-riolo-picks-winner",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T17:39:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/26/ballon-dor-2026-he-delights-me-most-daniel-riolo-picks-winner/"
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  "summary": "French football pundit, Daniel Riolo, has picked the player to win this year's Ballon d'Or. The winner of the 2026 Ballon d'Or will be announced in London tonight. Speaking ahead of the Ballon d'Or ceremony, Riolo backed Barcelona's Lamine Yamal to win the award because the Spain international delights him the most. \"Since it's very […] Ballon d'Or 2026: He delights me most - Daniel Riolo picks…",
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Mbappe, Yamal and Dembele head to London for Ballon d'Or ceremony",
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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": "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."
}