Ballon d'Or website accidentally publishes three different winners ahead of ceremony

The official Ballon d'Or website mistakenly published articles naming Kane, Yamal, and Mbappé as winners of the 2026 men's award, hours before the ceremony in London. The blunder effectively leaked multiple pre-written winner pieces before Monday's event. The leak means the actual winner — one of the three names published — is likely already known before the ceremony takes place.