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  "id": 17041119,
  "title": "Henry defends himself after Ballon d’Or criticism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/henry-defends-himself-after-ballon-dor-criticism",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T09:19:55.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/henry-defends-himself-after-ballon-dor-criticism/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Thierry Henry has defended himself after criticism over the way he hosted Monday’s Ballon d’Or ceremony. The former France and Arsenal forward, who has come under fire for remarks he made towards Barcelona star Lamine Yamal, overall winner Harry Kane and co-host Kate Scott on the night, has addressed what he said was “people getting […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or, with Kylian Mbappé second ahead of Lamine Yamal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/harry-kane-wins-ballon-dor-with-kylian-mbappe-second-ahead-of-lamine",
        "published": "2026-10-27T08:17:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Kane’s childhood photo with Katie Goodland resurfaces after Ballon d’Or win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/kanes-childhood-photo-with-katie-goodland-resurfaces-after-ballon-dor",
        "published": "2026-10-27T10:57:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Ballon d'Or in London - the most chaotic ever?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ballon-dor-in-london-the-most-chaotic-ever",
        "published": "2026-10-27T14:10:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Bayern CEO backs Michael Olise to win Ballon d'Or next: 'I'm 100% convinced!'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/bayern-ceo-backs-michael-olise-to-win-ballon-dor-next-im-100-convinced",
        "published": "2026-10-28T22:57:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}