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  "id": 7552045,
  "title": "Ballon d’Or 2026: Yamal, Mbappé and PSG step up campaigns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/ballon-dor-2026-yamal-mbappe-and-psg-step-up-campaigns",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/soccer/la-liga/2026-09-15-ballon-dor-2026-yamal-mbapp-and-psg-step-up-campaigns/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "With less than two weeks to go before Ballon d'Or voting closes, many leading candidates are campaigning hard to be awarded football's top individual honour.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Flick backs ‘self-confident’ Yamal’s Ballon d’Or bid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/flick-backs-self-confident-yamals-ballon-dor-bid",
        "published": "2026-09-15T12:32:36.000Z"
      }
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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."
}