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  "id": 7250611,
  "title": "Ballon d’Or: ‘He’s ahead’ – Lothar Matthaus picks favourite for 2026 award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ballon-dor-hes-ahead-lothar-matthaus-picks-favourite-for-2026-award",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T05:08:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/14/ballon-dor-hes-ahead-lothar-matthaus-picks-favourite-for-2026-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Germany legend Lothar Matthaus has picked Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane as the favourite to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. Matthaus believes the England captain is “ahead” of every other contender for the Ballon d’Or. Speaking on his talk show, Lothar legt los, via the Bild website, Matthaus said: “I would be pleased for him to […] Ballon d’Or: ‘He’s ahead’ – Lothar Matthaus picks favourite for…",
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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."
}