Just read what they wrote for the three players and you understand Kane is 3rd.
The official Ballon d'Or website has posted three different articles promoting Kane, Mbappé and Yamal as winners
The organisers are in shock and conducting an investigation
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🚨 Ballon d'Or top 10 :
- 1 🇬🇪 (Kvaratskhelia)
- 1 🏴 (Kane)
- 3 🇪🇸 (Yamal, Rodri, Ruiz)
- 3 🇫🇷 (Mbappe, Dembelé, Olise)
Upamecano, Pacho, Saliba, Gabriel. These are the four best defenders in the world, and they are ranked 20th at best. How UNFAIR the Ballon d’Or is toward centre-back, unless they reach an otherworldly level and generate an unprecedented amount of hype, like Van Dijk did in 2019.
On the official french Ballon d'Or channel, pundits are all in agreement to say that Dayot Upamecano, with his season and his World Cup, deserved a much better ranking.
Dayot Upamecano is ranked at the 26th place of the 2026 Ballon d’Or ✨
We're proud of you, Upa! #BallonDor
🚨 The votes cast by the journalist from Tajikistan (100th FIFA ranked) for the 2026 Ballon d'Or have been published in the Tajik press.
1 - Lamine Yamal
2 - Mbappe
3 - Hakimi
4 - Mané
5 - Messi
6 - Vinicius Jr
7 - Quinones
8 - Kvaratskhelia
9 - Marquihnos
10 - Bellingham
🚨 BREAKING | Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) is about to be the winner of the 2026 Ballon d'Or. Or Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona). Or Harry Kane (FC Bayern München).
France Football journalist Pascal Lementeur : “This year's Ballon d'Or winner had an advantage as he was the sole true contender in his club, whereas others saw their potential votes split with some club's teammates, that's what the a part of the voters decided to do this !”.
