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Actu Foot reported, citing The Guardian, that France Football had opened an investigation and contacted the police after suspicious betting was observed on the Ballon d'Or 2026. According to the report, 12 Polymarket accounts had wagered over $264,000 on a scenario that exactly matched the final top 5: Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, Rodri, and Lionel Messi. These bets would have returned nearly $200,000, while a possible leak of the ranking before the ceremony was part of the suspicions, Actu Foot added. #BallonDor #ParisSportifs #Enquête (translated)

Joman presented, without ranking them, three of the greatest matches in the history of Karmine Corp: KC against MKOI, KC against T1 at the EWC, and the EWC final between KC and DK. He added that those who would not be present would regret it. #KarmineCorp #Esport #LoL (translated)

Victor Eyraud wrote that rates exceeded 5% and that GDP was declining. He stated that France had once again taken the lead in the European ranking of taxation and that individuals devoted 30% of their salary to retirement. According to him, ministries also allocated 30% of their budget to it, and half of the debt incurred over ten years was used to finance it. He finally mentioned the argument that "Total's dividends" would be to blame. #Économie #Retraite #France (translated)

Impact wrote that France was at the top of the European tax ranking in 2025, with a rate of 46%, according to data it attributed to Eurostat. It then placed Denmark at 45.1%, Belgium at 44.7%, Austria at 43.9%, Italy at 43%, Luxembourg at 42.2%, Germany at 41.4%, Greece at 41.3%, Sweden at 41.2%, the EU average at 40.7%, and the Netherlands at 39.6%. It added that France had held the first place for the fifth time in ten years. #France #Impôts #Champions (translated)

Standard Liège, despite a difficult sporting situation with a ninth place in the standings, succeeds in restoring its finances, reducing its losses to 9.3 million euros thanks to rigorous management and a reduction of its debt. #StandarddeLiège #RedressementFinancier #FootballBelgique (translated)

KC Extra wrote that Juicy had suffered insults and toxic behavior throughout the season, and that he had been held responsible for losses just as he was criticized after victories. According to him, the player continued to work without saying anything, despite the pressure. He added that Atow and Vatira were now being targeted after making a professional decision regarding their own lives. KC Extra said he understood the disappointment of the fans, but distinguished criticism of a performance from insults, accusations of betrayal, and wishes of misfortune. He reminded that players read these messages and that their accumulation could affect them, even though they were only 20 years old. KC Extra claimed to have seen the three players, Atow, Vatira and Juicy, working hard and wearing the KC jersey with pride, even in difficult moments. He called on fans to show them respect and thank them for what they had brought, without judging them for their professional choices. He concluded by assuring them that he would continue to believe in them, regardless of the jersey they wore. #Supporters #EspritSportif #Respect (translated)

The author called for raising the school level in France, considering that this issue was also economic and not solely related to education. He indicated that the Council of Economic Analysis had established that an increase of 10 points in the PISA ranking could generate 0.2 points of growth per year. https://t.co/56C8xqtWXk #Éducation #CroissanceÉconomique #PISA #FR (translated)

Little Think Tank indicated that France ranked 38th out of 38 countries in the 2026 OECD tax competitiveness ranking, established by the Tax Foundation, with a score of 45.7 out of 100. According to the account, Estonia came in first. https://t.co/gjuKDrhy3F #France #Fiscalité #Compétitivité (translated)

Actu Foot reported that Samir Nasri said he was more shocked by the rankings of Rodri and Lionel Messi than by Kylian Mbappé's second place. Nasri noted that Rodri, in his opinion, had only played for two months and finished fourth, while Messi, whom he described as being "in retirement" in the United States, had played five matches in the World Cup and finished fifth in the Ballon d'Or. He also pointed out that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, whom he presented as the best player in the Champions League and winner of that competition as well as the league championship, had been ranked behind. #BallonDor #football #Messi (translated)

Actu Foot reported the comments of Walid Acherchour, who deemed Ousmane Dembélé's seventh place in the 2026 Ballon d'Or scandalous and believed he deserved a spot in the top 5. He also noted Michael Olise's ninth place. Acherchour argued that PSG's double in the Champions League, achieved after victories against Chelsea, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, and Arsenal, should have placed at least one player in the top five. He also criticized the weight given to the competition in the ranking. #BallonDor #Football #PSG (translated)

Més Blaugrana reported that Lamine Yamal remained convinced that he would one day win the Ballon d'Or. According to the account, he had been expecting Harry Kane's victory for a week and saw the presence of the entire Bayern management in London as a sign that the German club already knew the outcome. Disappointed, the Barça player reportedly accepted the result with sportsmanship. At 19, he had already made the top 10 list three times, including twice on the podium. He had considered celebrating a victory in a great London restaurant but had decided against organizing anything, feeling that the signs were not in his favor. After the ceremony, he joined his hotel with his partner, Inés García, for dinner and to rest. He then spent the night in London, taking advantage of Barça's rest day on Tuesday. Més Blaugrana added that Yamal intended to continue his work with the club and the Spanish national team, convinced that their titles would help him be recognized as the best footballer in the world. #BallonDor #LamineYamal #Football (translated)

The French team indicated that the Ballon d'Or 2026 rankings included three French players among the top ten players in the world. They congratulated them and said they looked forward to seeing them again in the blue jersey. https://t.co/ajDJGfnC0Z #Ballondor #football #équipefrançaise (translated)