{
  "id": 7484626,
  "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026: Michael Owen names two favourites to win award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ballon-dor-2026-michael-owen-names-two-favourites-to-win-award",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T05:33:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/15/ballon-dor-2026-michael-owen-names-two-favourites-to-win-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Manchester United striker, Michael Owen, has named two favourites to win the Ballon d’Or this year. Thirty players have already been shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or, and the winner will be announced in London next month. However, Owen believes Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and Barcelona’s Rodri are the two favourites to win the award. […] Ballon d’Or 2026: Michael Owen names two favourites to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "‘I deserve it’ – Yamal backs himself for Ballon d’Or as he names main rival for award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/i-deserve-it-yamal-backs-himself-for-ballon-dor-as-he-names-main",
        "published": "2026-09-15T05:27:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}