The 70th edition of the Ballon d'Or is taking place in London tonight

The Ballon d'OR was plunged into chaos hours before the ceremony got under way, with the official website leaking three different winners.

Ahead of proceedings getting under way at the London Palladium, the Daily Mail report that the official website of the individual sporting award listed Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe all winning.

According to Mail journalist Nathan Salt, organisers are said to be in "shock" and an investigation has been launched.

"A record-breaking welter of league and cup goals in 2025/26 has propelled Harry Kane to Ballon d’Or success,” read the story on the official website of the prestigious France Football prize.

Two other stories on the site linked to Yamal and Mbappe winning; all three versions have now disappeared from the website.

On Yamal, the article read: "In fact, at just 19 years of age, Lamine Yamal has just become the youngest winner in the history of the Ballon d'Or, which was established in 1956.

'"To truly appreciate the scale of his achievement, one need only recall that not even Lionel Messi – the record holder for the most trophies – had managed to win the Ballon d'Or at that age.

"The Argentine star won it for the first time in 2009, when he was 22 years and 160 days old.

"The all-time record for the youngest winner, until this magical evening in London, belonged to Ronaldo Nazário, who won the Ballon d'Or at the age of 21 years and 92 days.

"Now, this historic record belongs to the new king of football and the brand-new winner of the most prestigious trophy on the planet.

"It belongs to Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana."

The Press Association has approached Ballon d’Or organisers for comment on the apparent leaks, which could potentially have confirmed the top three for this year’s award.

The trio are the leading contenders to land the prestigious award.

Kane will be bidding to become the first English player to win the gong since Michael Owen in 2001.

Here is everything you need to know about how to catch the ceremony.

What time does it start?

The main ceremony starts at 8pm on Monday, October 26.

Coverage starts at 7pm.

How can I watch?

The ceremony is being shown on DAZN where you can stream it for free.

You may need to register for a free account.

Men's nominations

• Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)
• Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona and Spain)
• Marc Cucurella (Chelsea/Real Madrid and Spain)
• Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain and France)
• Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich and Colombia)
• Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United and Portugal)
• Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal and Brazil)
• Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway)
• Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco)
• Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)
• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain and Georgia)
• Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)
• Sadio Mane (Al Nassr and Senegal)
• Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil)
• Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan and Argentina)
• Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid and France)
• Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)
• Lionel Messi (Inter Miami and Argentina)
• Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)
• Michael Olise (Bayern Munich and France)
• Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain and Ecuador)
• Julian Quinones (Al Qadsiah and Mexico)
• Declan Rice (Arsenal and England)
• Rodri (Manchester City/Barcelona and Spain)
• Fabian Ruiz (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain and Spain)
• William Saliba (Arsenal and France)
• Ferran Torres (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain and Spain)
• Dayot Upamecano ( Bayern Munich and France)
• Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid and Brazil)
• Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)