{
  "id": 9496128,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d’Or: Joao Felix names player to win award ahead of Harry Kane, Mbappe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/2026-ballon-dor-joao-felix-names-player-to-win-award-ahead-of-harry",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T05:37:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/24/2026-ballon-dor-joao-felix-names-player-to-win-award-ahead-of-harry-kane-mbappe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Al Nassr forward, Joao Felix, has said Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. Felix made his choice known in an interview with AS. He cited Yamal winning this year’s World Cup trophy with Spain as an advantage in the battle to land the prize. “I have always defended the idea that […] 2026 Ballon d’Or: Joao Felix names player to win award ahead of Harry Kane, Mbappe",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2026 Ballon d’Or: Michael Owen agrees with Kylian Mbappe on who should win award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/2026-ballon-dor-michael-owen-agrees-with-kylian-mbappe-on-who-should",
        "published": "2026-09-24T05:33:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe to play in different position under Zinedine Zidane – report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/real-madrids-kylian-mbappe-to-play-in-different-position-under",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:45:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}