The winner of the 2026 Ballon d’Or has been announced early on the award’s official website…However, fans have been left confused after France Football published that Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal had all won the prestigious gong.Kane has been announced as the Ballon d’Or winner… along with Mbappe and YamalGettyThis year’s recipient is set to be officially announced on Monday night in a ceremony at the London Palladium.The ceremony is expected to begin at 8pm, with the winner’s press conference scheduled for 10.30pm.Kane, Mbappe and Yamal are the three leading contenders for the Ballon d’Or.The trio are amongst 30 players nominated for their performances during the 2025/26 season.Those nominees are being placed from 30th to fourth ahead of this evening before the top three discover their fate.Prior to the awards ceremony, articles appeared on the Ballon d’Or website for each player, claiming they had ‘won’ the award.An article detailing Kane’s 61 goals for Bayern Munich titled ‘Harry Kane wins 2026 Ballon d’Or’ was amongst those to appear online.The England captain won the European Golden Shoe as he fired the German giants to a league and cup double last term.Kane also scored six goals for the Three Lions as they finished third at the World Cup, their best performance since 1966.However, Mbappe’s ‘consistency personified at the very highest level’ has seen him win the Ballon d’Or, according to another article published on the official website.The Real Madrid forward won the World Cup golden boot after becoming the tournament’s all-time leading scorer with 10 goals this summer.View Tweet: https://t.co/QPkWysF7pjAs for Yamal, the 19-year-old became a World Cup winner with Spain as well as winning LaLiga for the third time in four seasons.Having finished as runner-up last year, the teenager is aiming to become the youngest-ever winner of the Ballon d’Or.This is a developing story and is being updated.For the latest updates, breaking news alerts, and comprehensive analysis, refresh this page or follow our real-time news coverage by watching and listening to talkSPORT live.For broader context, explore related coverage on our homepage for the top trending stories. For the latest talkSPORT videos, download the app.talkSPORT cares about getting it right, not just getting it first and because this is a developing situation, details will change. We will be updating this page constantly with verified info, expert takes, and official statements.Stay tuned for further developments as this story continues to break.