Ballon d'Or website glitch reveals three different winner announcements

bild.de (German) —

The official Ballon d'Or website prematurely published three different winner announcements for the 2026 award, including for Bayern Munich's Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, and Lamine Yamal, causing confusion hours before the ceremony in London. The articles were taken down, with Kane's removed quickly and the others offline 32 minutes after publication. Organizers, reportedly shocked, stated the pre-written portraits were prepared for all nominees and do not reveal the actual podium places. The real winner was scheduled to be announced at 10:43 PM German time, but the event's start was delayed by 30 minutes due to traffic chaos in London, leaving the outcome uncertain.


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