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  "id": 17424282,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d'Or: Mourinho breaks silence as Kane wins award ahead of Mbappe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/2026-ballon-dor-mourinho-breaks-silence-as-kane-wins-award-ahead-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T14:20:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/31/2026-ballon-dor-mourinho-breaks-silence-as-kane-wins-award-ahead-of-mbappe/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, has insisted he is \"very happy\" that Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or. Kane took the award home ahead of Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe, who finished in second place. Ahead of their LaLiga game against Racing Santander this weekend, Mourinho was asked about the results of the Ballon d'Or […] 2026 Ballon d'Or: Mourinho breaks silence as Kane wins award ahead of…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "José Mourinho & Diego Simeone face off for managerial award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/jose-mourinho-diego-simeone-face-off-for-managerial-award",
        "published": "2026-10-30T17:45:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}