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  "id": 16699218,
  "title": "Ballon d'Or 2026: Harry Kane Wins Men's Award After 73-Goal Season, Alexia Putellas Claims Third Women's Title | Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ballon-dor-2026-harry-kane-wins-mens-award-after-73-goal-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T02:08:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
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    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/ballon-dor-2026-harry-kane-wins-mens-award-after-73-goal-season-alexia-putellas-claims-third-womens-title-watch"
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  "summary": "London: England captain and Bayern Munich star Harry Kane won the 2026 Men's Ballon d'Or after an outstanding season with his club, while Spain great Alexia Putellas claimed the Women's Ballon d'Or for the third time in her career. TWO CHAMPIONS. TWO BALLON D’OR WINNERS. ONE HISTORIC NIGHT! Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas have been crowned the 2026 Men's and Women's Ballon d’Or winners! HARRY KANE…",
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Ballon d'Or 2026: Lamine Yamal wins third consecutive Men’s Young Talent of the Year award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ballon-dor-2026-lamine-yamal-wins-third-consecutive-mens-young-talent",
        "published": "2026-10-26T21:23:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Spain star Alexia Putellas wins her third women's Ballon d'Or award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/spain-star-alexia-putellas-wins-her-third-womens-ballon-dor-award",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:34:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "London City's Putellas wins record-equalling third Ballon d'Or",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/london-citys-putellas-wins-record-equalling-third-ballon-dor",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:35:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Ballon d’or 2026: Harry Kane wins ahead of Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal; first Englishman in 25 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/ballon-dor-2026-harry-kane-wins-ahead-of-kylian-mbappe-lamine-yamal",
        "published": "2026-10-26T23:12:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Putellas wins third Women’s Ballon d’Or",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/putellas-wins-third-womens-ballon-dor",
        "published": "2026-10-26T23:16:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Harry Kane wins Ballon d’Or, ending England’s 25-year wait",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/harry-kane-wins-ballon-dor-ending-englands-25-year-wait",
        "published": "2026-10-27T01:20:56.000Z"
      }
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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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