{
  "id": 6601167,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d’Or: Declan Rice picks preferred player to win award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/2026-ballon-dor-declan-rice-picks-preferred-player-to-win-award",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T14:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/10/2026-ballon-dor-declan-rice-picks-preferred-player-to-win-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Arsenal and England midfielder, Declan Rice, has said he prefers Harry Kane to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. Rice has made the 30-man nominees’ shortlist for the second year running. But he is supporting his international team mate Kane to take the award home. Rice told Sky Sports: “Second year in a row nominated, I’m […] 2026 Ballon d’Or: Declan Rice picks preferred player to win award",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}