{
  "id": 17371664,
  "title": "📊 Ballon d'Or votes: Spain picked Mbappé, Fabián wins in Peru 😳",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/ballon-dor-votes-spain-picked-mbappe-fabian-wins-in-peru",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T08:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ballon-dor-votes-spain-picked-084900209.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026 Ballon d'Or voting results were recently published by France Football. Harry Kane of England secured the top spot with 1,055 points, narrowly edging out French sensation Kylian Mbappé, who amassed 1,027 points. Lamine Yamal of Spain claimed the third position with 881 points, followed by Manchester City's Rodri with 726 points and Barcelona's Lionel Messi with 612 points. The full list of top 15 players is detailed in the source. Interestingly, country-specific results revealed surprises even in familiar football nations. In Peru, Fabián Ruiz emerged as the winner, surprising many, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Rodri rounding out the top three in that country.",
  "summary": "Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, and France Football today published the full voting results.With 1,055 points, Bayern's English striker finished just 28 ahead of Kylian Mbappé (1,027). Lamine Ya...",
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    "outlets": 3,
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        "published": "2026-10-29T04:07:58.000Z"
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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."
}