{
  "id": 6721723,
  "title": "Ballon d’Or: Olise disagrees with Henry, names player who should win 2026 award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ballon-dor-olise-disagrees-with-henry-names-player-who-should-win",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T05:56:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/11/ballon-dor-olise-disagrees-with-henry-names-player-who-should-win-2026-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bayern Munich forward Michael Olise has challenged Arsenal legend Thierry Henry's pick for the 2026 Ballon d’Or winner. Henry recently endorsed Kylian Mbappe as his top choice, while Olise ranked the Real Madrid star as his second preference. Despite this, Olise recently endorsed his Bayern Munich teammate Harry Kane as the player who should claim the prestigious individual award. \"Because he was the best player last season,\" Henry said when asked why Kane merits the accolade. Kane's exceptional 2025-26 season included scoring an astonishing 72 goals for both Bayern Munich and the England national team, along with winning the Bundesliga title and helping his country secure a bronze medal at the 2026 World Cup.",
  "summary": "Bayern Munich ace Michael Olise has disagreed with Arsenal legend Thierry Henry over the player who deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. Henry recently named Kylian Mbappe as his number one candidate to win the Ballon d’Or, while Olise ranked behind the Real Madrid attacker as his second choice. However, in a recent video […] Ballon d’Or: Olise disagrees with Henry, names player who should win…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘I don’t care what he’s won’ – Craig Burley names favourite to award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/ballon-dor-2026-i-dont-care-what-hes-won-craig-burley-names-favourite",
        "published": "2026-09-10T05:23:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}