{
  "id": 2779284,
  "title": "Harry Kane is Germany’s player of the year, Vincent Kompany gets coach’s award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/harry-kane-is-germanys-player-of-the-year-vincent-kompany-gets-coachs-2779284",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T11:21:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/soccer/2026/08/23/harry-kane-is-germanys-player-of-the-year-vincent-kompany-gets-coachs-award"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bayern Munich's Harry Kane was named Germany's player of the year for 2026, while former Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany secured the coach's award. Kane scored 61 goals across all competitions, including the German Supercup and a hat trick in the German Cup final. He received the most votes (272) in the annual poll of 659 members of the Association of German Sports Journalists, surpassing teammate Michael Olise. Kompany garnered nearly half the votes for the coach's award, outpacing Freiburg's Julian Schuster, who won the award last year.",
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    "Harry Kane named Germany's player of the year for 2026",
    "Received 272 votes from 659 journalists in annual poll",
    "Scored 61 goals across competitions, including hat trick"
  ],
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        "title": "Harry Kane is Germany's player of the year, Vincent Kompany gets coach's award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/harry-kane-is-germanys-player-of-the-year-vincent-kompany-gets-coachs",
        "published": "2026-08-23T11:20:39.000Z"
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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."
}