Harry Kane was prematurely presented as the winner of the Ballon d’Or after organisers published an article claiming that the England captain had received the award on Monday.
The apparent announcement briefly suggested that Kane’s ambition of winning football’s most prestigious individual prize had been realised. However, the claim was not correct and he had not been officially confirmed as the winner.
Kane was also not the only person to be prematurely identified as the Ballon d’Or recipient. The supplied information does not provide further details about the other affected announcement or explain how the article was published.
No additional information has been provided about the circumstances surrounding the error or the status of the Ballon d’Or announcement following the incident.
