Ballon d’Or: The incredible story of the leak of the complete ranking!

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By: Manu Tournoux

Ballon d'Or: The incredible story of the leak of the complete ranking!

The complete ranking of the Ballon d’Or appeared on social networks a few hours before the ceremony in a completely improbable way.

The coronation of Lionel Messi, Monday evening, on the stage of the Théâtre du Châtelet was expected. Likewise, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé were strongly expected to accompany him in this order on the podium. And seeing Kevin de Bruyne and Rodri complete the Top 5 is not necessarily surprising. But this hierarchy was all the less surprising as the Liechtenstein France account on Twitter announced the complete ranking of the Ballon d’Or shortly before the start of the ceremony!

By Ruben Dias, 30e and last but not least, to Lionel Messi, big winner, the CM of this account with 24,500 subscribers got it right. Enough to intrigue. Until the first person concerned. Realizing that it had revealed the correct ranking, the account deleted its publication before explaining this improbable prediction.

“As said earlier, I am a basic YouTuber (LaPatienceYT) and I created this account in order to mess around with subscribers who run the San Marin France page. This account is basically a parody except that over time I really ended up getting attached to Liechtenstein. But despite this sincere passion for this small country to which I have no connection, we must not forget that this account is basically A JOKE”, he recalled in the preamble.

“And as always, to winnow a little I wanted to do a random ranking of the golden ball (I was planning to put a Liechtensteiner top 1 by the way. Except that while wandering around on a discord I came across a random publication from a guy claiming to work at France Football (I no longer have the guy’s nickname, I tried to find him) and who threw out this ranking, he continued. He had posted this ranking expressing his disagreement with the results blah blah I didn’t really read it. (There was even that of the golden boy).”

“I apologize if I may have spoiled people, although the winner has been known for a long time. I never thought it would have gotten this big after all. I apologize to France Football even if they probably don’t care, still try to monitor your data better… HOW DID YOUR RANKING LEAK ON DISCORD?! “, he concluded, adding: “There you go, you know everything, I leaked a Ballon d’Or ranking thinking it was a joke. »

Manu Tournoux

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Manu Tournoux

Manu Tournoux is a passionate and knowledgeable football enthusiast with a special focus on French football. Born and raised in France, Manu discovered his love for the beautiful game at a young age and developed a deep understanding of the ins and outs of "Le Championnat." His French roots and extensive experience in football journalism have made him an invaluable asset to the French Football Weekly team. As an author for the website, his expertise includes not only in-depth analysis of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches but also insightful profiles of up-and-coming talents, detailed transfer news, and engaging coverage of the French national team. His captivating writing style and undeniable passion for the game have earned him a loyal following among our readers. When he's not crafting engaging articles for French Football Weekly, Manu enjoys attending live matches whenever he can, exploring football culture in various French cities, and engaging in spirited debates with fellow fans.