{
  "id": 17812037,
  "title": "Mbappe, Kane were ahead of Yamal in Ballon d’Or race – Oti Adjei",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/mbappe-kane-were-ahead-of-yamal-in-ballon-dor-race-oti-adjei",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T13:56:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/sports/mbappe-kane-were-ahead-of-yamal-in-ballon-dor-race-oti-adjei"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ghana’s Ballon d’Or juror Michael Oti Adjei has defended his decision to place Lamine Yamal third in his rankings, insisting the Barcelona forward was not in the same class as Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane during the season under consideration.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}