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  "id": 17639092,
  "title": "Top 10 Ballon d'Or rankings results as Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal finish behind winner Harry Kane for 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/top-10-ballon-dor-rankings-results-as-kylian-mbappe-and-lamine-yamal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T16:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/top-10-ballon-dor-rankings-235628080.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony was held outside of France for the first time, with stars from around the world gathering in London. Harry Kane emerged as the winner, securing his first award at 33 years old for his impressive goal-scoring performance. Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal finished behind Kane in the top three rankings. The top 10 men's Ballon d'Or rankings included notable players such as Rodri, Lionel Messi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembele, Erling Haaland, Michael Olise, and Fabian Ruiz. On the women's side, Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmati were the co-winners, with Putellas finishing at the top of the list. Ewa Pajor of Poland came in second, followed by Khadija Shaw from Jamaica. The top 10 women's Ballon d'Or rankings also featured players from various countries, including Portugal, Spain, Norway, and the United States.",
  "summary": "The 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony was full of surprises, but in the end it finished with the favorite lifting the trophy, as England star Harry Kane won his first award at 33 years old on home soil.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2026 Ballon d'Or: Official voting numbers revealed after Kane beat Mbappe to award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/2026-ballon-dor-official-voting-numbers-revealed-after-kane-beat",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:56:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Irish Times",
        "title": "Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane and the Irish team of England players that never was",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/ballon-dor-winner-harry-kane-and-the-irish-team-of-england-players",
        "published": "2026-10-31T06:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Kane beat Mbappe to Ballon d'Or by just 28 points",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/kane-beat-mbappe-to-ballon-dor-by-just-28-points",
        "published": "2026-10-31T15:21:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Kane beat Mbappe to Ballon d’Or by just 28 points",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/kane-beat-mbappe-to-ballon-dor-by-just-28-points",
        "published": "2026-11-01T03:48:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}