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  "id": 3681226,
  "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘He represents modern football’ – Luca Toni names player to win award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ballon-dor-2026-he-represents-modern-football-luca-toni-names-player",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T06:01:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/27/ballon-dor-2026-he-represents-modern-football-luca-toni-names-player-to-win-award/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Italian striker, Luca Toni has backed Bayern Munich striker, Harry Kane to win the Ballon d’Or this year. Toni recently spoke during Kane’s official presentation ceremony for the 2025/26 European Golden Shoe. He said the England captain deserved to win the Ballon d’Or this year after scoring 73 goals for club and country last […] Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘He represents modern football’ – Luca…",
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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."
}