Ballon d’Or Organizers Alert Police Over Suspicious $200K Insider Betting Profits

Organizers of soccer’s Ballon d’Or awards are preparing a criminal complaint after a cluster of anonymous prediction-market accounts reportedly made nearly $200,000 by betting on the precise finishing order of the world’s top players. Groupe Amaury, owner of France Football —which presents the prestigious annual Ballon d’Or awards to the world’s top soccer players—said Saturday (Oct. 31) that it is investigating whether confidential voting results were leaked ahead of the Oct. 26 ceremony in London. The inquiry follows reporting by French financial news outlet Upside , which identified 12 Polymarket accounts that collectively wagered around $264,000 on the top five.