According to “Sports Three”, after that Harry Kaneattacker Bayern Munichwas chosen as the winner of the Ballon d’Or, France Football magazine, the organizer of the ceremony, launched an investigation into a series of questionable bets.
After the Ballon d’Or award, several users on the Polymarket platform, a cryptocurrency-based prediction market, made bets that totaled more than 236,000 euros. All of these bets were based on a common prediction: the order of the top five Ballon d’Or players. The strange thing was that all five people were predicted with 100% accuracy and in the correct order.
After identifying these suspicious bets, Amori Group announced in a statement that it had filed a formal complaint following allegations of leaking information related to the final rankings.
It is stated in this statement: “The Ballon d’Or is the most prestigious football award in the world. Maintaining the validity and health of this award is our absolute priority. We would like to remind you that the Ballon d’Or winner is chosen based on an independent vote. An official complaint has been filed. “As the investigation is still ongoing, we are unable to provide further details at this time.”
This statement was published by Amory Group and Ekip magazine reflected it. It is said that these bets were made through 12 user accounts in Polymarket. Upside co-founder Rafael Potar claimed that the accounts were created between October 1 and 20, and that six of them had not placed any other bets before.
On the other hand, the number of people who knew about the final ranking of the Ballon d’Or before the ceremony was apparently very limited. Pascal Ferre, a former journalist of France Football, said last week: “How do we keep the identity of the winner a secret?” “In my opinion, the best kept secret is the one that is shared with the fewest possible number of people.”
