Ballon d'Or: French police investigate bets that predicted the top five
French police have opened an investigation into a suspected case of insider trading linked to the latest Ballon d'Or, won by Harry Kane. Twelve accounts on Polymarket reportedly guessed the exact order of the top five finishers, with Kane, Mbappé, Yamal, Rodri and Messi, betting a combined 250,000 euros and collecting around 200,000 euros. France Football had received a report about anomalies in the betting before the results were announced and turned to the police department that handles gambling offences. A spokesperson for the award said: “The integrity of the Ballon d'Or is an absolute priority.”
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