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Ballon d'Or 2026 chaos as three 'winners' accidentally announced in bizarre leak

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The Ballon d'Or in the hands of Ousmane Dembele
Ballon d'Or (Image: Getty)

Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal have all been announced as the 2026 Ballon d'Or winner in three separate articles published on the ceremony's official website before the 70th annual awards evening has even begun on Monday night at the London Palladium. All three have since been removed, with the Kane one being the first to go, followed by Mbappe's and finally the article proclaiming Yamal the winner.

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