The "Ballon d'Or" website accidentally published posts with the winners

The official Ballon d'Or website accidentally published a post revealing the 2026 award winner.

This was reported by journalist Ben Jacobs on the social network X.

News about three "winners" became available - referring to Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), and Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).

The jubilee 70th ceremony will take place on October 26 at the London Palladium Theatre and will be held outside France for the first time. The choice of the English capital as the venue is linked to the fact that the first Ballon d'Or winner in 1956 was English footballer Stanley Matthews. The main part of the ceremony began at 8:00 PM Baku time.

The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award given to the best footballer of the calendar year by the French magazine France Football. It is generally considered the most prestigious individual award for a footballer. The first Ballon d'Or ceremony was held in 1956.

In 2025, the award was won by Paris Saint-Germain and French national team footballer Ousmane Dembélé. The record holder for the most awards is Lionel Messi with eight Ballon d'Or trophies.