Harry Kane
According to Marca, 12 accounts placed a total of around $264,000. Seven of them had not previously participated in other betting markets, whilst six were registered just a few minutes before trading began.
Users correctly predicted the following sequence of players: Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, Rodri and Lionel Messi. According to preliminary estimates, they could have earned around $200,000 from these bets.
One account in particular attracted attention. Initially, its owner bet on Kane to win, but after the value of the contracts rose, he sold them. He used part of the money he received to place bets on the exact positions of the players in the final ranking.
France Football is currently trying to establish how the voting results could have become known to outsiders before the official announcement. Further questions were raised by posts on the organisers’ website, which appeared a few hours before the ceremony. These named Kane, Mbappé and Yamal as the winners.
However, there is as yet no evidence that a leak actually took place or that the owners of the suspicious accounts are linked to France Football. Law enforcement agencies will have to determine whether those placing bets may have accessed confidential data or obtained the information from other sources.
Logos Press previously reported that the 2026 Ballon d’Or had been awarded to Bayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane. He became the first English footballer in the last 25 years to receive this award.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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