{
  "id": 6269689,
  "title": "BREAKING: 2026 Ballon d’Or: Full list of nominees officially confirmed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/breaking-2026-ballon-dor-full-list-of-nominees-officially-confirmed",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T10:27:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/08/2026-ballon-dor-full-list-of-nominees-officially-confirmed/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "France Football, the organisers of the Ballon d’Or award, have officially released their shortlist of nominees for the 2026 edition. The lists were published on their website on Tuesday. PSG’s Ousmane Dembele is the current holder of the prize, having beaten Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to it last year. This year’s Ballon d’Or will take place in […] BREAKING: 2026 Ballon d’Or: Full list of nominees…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Ballon d'Or 2026 nominees announced as Kane, Dembele, and Messi all make shortlist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/ballon-dor-2026-nominees-announced-as-kane-dembele-and-messi-all-make",
        "published": "2026-09-08T15:20:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}