{
  "id": 9922377,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d’Or: Only Messi has been more successful – Rummenigge picks winner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/2026-ballon-dor-only-messi-has-been-more-successful-rummenigge-picks",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T05:43:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/26/2026-ballon-dor-only-messi-has-been-more-successful-rummenigge-picks-winner/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Bayern Munich president, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, has claimed that Harry Kane deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or. According to Rummenigge, Kane has only been outscored by Argentina legend, Lionel Messi in this millennium. He said: “My Ballon d’Or winner is Harry Kane. “Harry scored a total of 73 goals for Bayern and England last […] 2026 Ballon d’Or: Only Messi has been more successful –…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}