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  "id": 6804692,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d’Or: There’s no one better – Mbappe picks player to win award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/2026-ballon-dor-theres-no-one-better-mbappe-picks-player-to-win-award",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T21:17:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/11/2026-ballon-dor-theres-no-one-better-mbappe-picks-player-to-win-award/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Real Madrid forward, Kylian Mbappe, has insisted that he deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or, as there was no player better than him in the year under review. Mbappe has made the 30-man nominees’ shortlist alongside names like Rodri, Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. But the France captain believes he […] 2026 Ballon d’Or: There’s no one better – Mbappe picks…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "I can still win Ballon d'Or despite barren season, says Mbappe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/i-can-still-win-ballon-dor-despite-barren-season-says-mbappe",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:33:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "I can still win Ballon d’Or despite barren season, says Mbappe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/i-can-still-win-ballon-dor-despite-barren-season-says-mbappe",
        "published": "2026-09-12T00:32:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Mbappe: 'I can still win Ballon d'Or despite barren season'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/mbappe-i-can-still-win-ballon-dor-despite-barren-season",
        "published": "2026-09-12T02:31:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Ballon d’Or: I was the chosen one – Mbappe speaks on Dembele winning before him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/ballon-dor-i-was-the-chosen-one-mbappe-speaks-on-dembele-winning",
        "published": "2026-09-12T04:55:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}