Ballon d'Or website mistakenly names Yamal, Kane, and Mbappe as 2026 winner

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The official Ballon d'Or website mistakenly published articles naming Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane, and Kylian Mbappe as the 2026 award winner, causing confusion ahead of Monday's ceremony in London. The erroneous posts were quickly deleted. The blunder went viral on social media, embarrassing France Football, which organizes the prize. The error occurred as rankings from 30th to 11th were being released, with the top 10 still pending. The official winner will be revealed later Monday. The three players are among the final 10 contenders, which also includes Erling Haaland, Lionel Messi, Rodri, and others.


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