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# Ballon d'Or website appeared to reveal Harry Kane as winner before the ceremony

Fans found a winner article early. Kane and Alexia Putellas were later confirmed as winners.

Leaked on 26 October 2026

![Screenshot of @billbil_kun's X post: CONFIRMED 😁 Harry Kane is the winner of Men’s Ballon d’Or 2026](https://leakly.com/assets/images/ballon-dor-website-revealed-kane-early-hero.jpg)

@billbil\_kun's post on X, with counts as of 09 Nov 2026 12:49 UTC. [Live post on X](https://x.com/billbil_kun/status/2114853074531717478)

Fans on the official [Ballon d'Or](https://ballondor.com/news/posts/alexia-putellas-and-harry-kane-winners-of-the-70th-ballon-dor) website found an article titled "Harry Kane wins 2026 Ballon d'Or" before the ceremony in London, [USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2026/10/26/ballon-dor-website-2026-winner-leak-kane-yamal-mbappe/92446415007/) reported on October 26. Billbil-kun (@billbil\_kun) posted "CONFIRMED" that Kane was the men's winner later that night.

> **billbil-kun** @billbil\_kun
>
> CONFIRMED 😁
> Harry Kane is the winner of Men’s Ballon d’Or 2026 https://t.co/MQ8nKktEM5
>
> 102 likes · 2 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 12:49 UTC
>
> — billbil-kun (@billbil\_kun) [October 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/billbil_kun/status/2114853074531717478)

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Kane and Alexia Putellas were named winners of the 70th Ballon d'Or at the London Palladium on October 26, the official site confirmed. [RTÉ](https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/1026/1596888-ballon-dor-chaos-as-winners-leaked-before-ceremony/) also covered the early reveal.

The Ballon d'Or organizers confirmed Kane as the winner. How the article went live early is not known.

## What we know

* Kane and Putellas won the 70th Ballon d'Or.
* A winner article appeared early on the official site.

## What we don't know

* Why the article was published early.

## What would confirm it

Already confirmed by the organizers.

## Sources

* [Original X post by @billbil\_kun](https://x.com/billbil_kun/status/2114853074531717478)
* [Did the Ballon d'Or website accidentally reveal the 2026 winner?](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2026/10/26/ballon-dor-website-2026-winner-leak-kane-yamal-mbappe/92446415007/)
* [Alexia Putellas and Harry Kane: Winners of the 70th Ballon d’Or](https://ballondor.com/news/posts/alexia-putellas-and-harry-kane-winners-of-the-70th-ballon-dor)
* [Ballon d'Or chaos as winners 'leaked' before ceremony](https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/1026/1596888-ballon-dor-chaos-as-winners-leaked-before-ceremony/)

[Confirmed]

## What happened later

The Ballon d'Or organizers confirmed Kane as the winner. How the article went live early is not known.

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