The Ballon d’Or has been plunged into chaos after its official website published three separate articles claiming Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe had all won the prestigious individual award before the start of the ceremony.
The world’s best player of 2026 will be crowned tonight at the London Palladium with Bayern Munich and England striker Kane the favourite, off the back of 89 goals for club and country in just 81 appearances since the start of last season.