The official Ballon d'Or website sparked confusion after briefly posting a list of winners featuring Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal, and Kylian Mbappé before deleting it seven minutes later. The incident took place ahead of the 2026 awards ceremony, which is set to be held at the "London Palladium" to honor the world's best football players. While these three players are among the contenders to succeed the previous winner, Ousmane Dembélé, officials have not issued any formal confirmation regarding the accuracy of the names that briefly appeared online.