# France Football investigates bets on Ballon d’Or top-five order

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/suspicious-bets-returning-149000-for-predicting-ballon-dor-under-investigation/
- Published: 2026-10-30T21:12:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T21:47:15+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/30/ballon-dor-betting-suspicious-cryptocurrency-investigation
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Europe, Football, Sport, TV, World

## Key points

- Twelve accounts predicted the exact top-five order.
- Bets generated nearly $200,000 in winnings.
- France Football is investigating and has contacted police.

## Summary

Twelve Polymarket accounts placed bets that correctly predicted the exact top-five order in the men’s Ballon d’Or, raising concerns that confidential results may have leaked before the ceremony. The award’s organiser, France Football, is investigating and has contacted police.

The accounts wagered more than $264,000 and made nearly $200,000 (£149,000) in winnings by predicting Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, Rodri and Lionel Messi in that order. French media investigation Upside identified similar betting patterns among accounts created between 1 and 20 October; one funding transaction was traced to a French platform, which reportedly identified an account funder whose name has not been made public.

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