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  "id": 16678200,
  "title": "Harry Kane wins men's Ballon d'Or",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/harry-kane-wins-mens-ballon-dor-16678200",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:19:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/10/27/harry-kane-wins-men-s-ballon-d-or_6765013_9.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 33-year-old, who beat out Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé to taste Ballon d'Or glory, becomes the first Englishman to win the award since Michael Owen in 2001, capping a 73-goal season for Bayern Munich and England.",
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    "outlets": 5,
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Ballon d'Or: Unai Simón wins Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ballon-dor-unai-simon-wins-mens-goalkeeper-of-the-year-award",
        "published": "2026-10-26T21:56:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Putellas wins 2026 Ballon d'Or Feminin award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/putellas-wins-2026-ballon-dor-feminin-award",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:42:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Ballon d'Or: Harry Kane's crowning moment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ballon-dor-harry-kanes-crowning-moment",
        "published": "2026-10-26T23:35:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Kane crowned Ballon d’Or winner as Putellas wins women’s award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/kane-crowned-ballon-dor-winner-as-putellas-wins-womens-award",
        "published": "2026-10-27T01:29:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}