{
  "id": 19127763,
  "title": "Ballon d'Or: Zidane names player who deserves to win award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/ballon-dor-zidane-names-player-who-deserves-to-win-award",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T08:32:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/09/ballon-dor-zidane-names-player-who-deserve-to-win-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "France head coach Zinedine Zidane has insisted that Kylian Mbappé deserved to win the 2026 Ballon d'Or. Mbappé finished second in the Ballon d'Or ranking this year behind winner Harry Kane. In a recent interview with Telefoot, Zidane was asked about the Ballon d’Or. The Real Madrid legend said (via Diario AS), \"As for the […] Ballon d'Or: Zidane names player who deserves to win award",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}