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  "id": 16659831,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d'Or: Fabrizio Romano names top 5, possible winner of award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/2026-ballon-dor-fabrizio-romano-names-top-5-possible-winner-of-award",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T20:19:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/26/2026-ballon-dor-fabrizio-romano-names-top-5-possible-winner-of-award/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, has named the players he expects to finish in the top five of the 2026 Ballon d'Or. Romano is one of the co-hosts for the ceremony with broadcaster DAZN. The Italian said: \"My top five? Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal, Mbappé, and for 4... 5... Messi has to be there. \"Harry […] 2026 Ballon d'Or: Fabrizio Romano names top 5, possible winner of award",
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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."
}