A report from IlBianconero states that a journalist who had given his vote for the Ballon d'Or doesn't exist and France Football faked his name and his votes.

The Ballon d'Or was won by Luka Modric, ahead of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann as the votes of one journalist from every country was taken into account to decide the winner.
But it seems as though the journalist who was said to be from Comoros, doesn't exist. Someone called Abdou Boina had supposedly cast votes from the country's side, but a photographer who works for the same newspaper that Boina was 'working' for has said that there is no one called Abdou Boina who works for them.

The photographer Toimimou Abdou also claims that the newspaper has been closed for the last six years.
He said: "I'm surprised to see that Albalad Comores still exists. " The reality is that this newspaper has been closed for almost six years. In this environment, there has never been a journalist named Abdou Boina."
This comes after a journalist from Trinidad and Tobago had said that his votes had been falsified.
Jkobs1998
396
The only award Modric deserves is the World Cup Golden Ball ..........He makes all other awards looks depreciated because for a guy who has 4 goals and 8 assists in the whole 2017/18 where the are better players who had great season. The Ballon d'or top 5 should be an follows;
1. Ronaldo
2. Leo Messi
3. Griezmann
4. Mbappe
5. Modric
fizzbizzie
276
modric wins it and suddenly all these conspiracy theories.. where were these theories when blotter rigged the awards time after time for Messi.. Messi doesn't deserve to be top 4.. he did nothing OK international scene.. let modric enjoy his award.. he worked hard for it and he deserves it.. all these bitter cowardessi fans should learn to lose gracefully..
FootballWorld99
227
What is so surprising in this? As someone said earlier, if Messi is not even in the top 3 in 2018 then of course this award is a joke and has been rigged!
Tanmaypethkar
212
disgrace of football.......π€π€π€π€
Soudlmy
194
Anything French is Fraudulent,I don't trust them at all. The reason you see some French speaking African countries the way they are,Cameroon as a case study. corruption is what we know
dialloaliou10
186
Even if votes were falsified Modric deserves the golden ball 3 times man of the match during the World Cup and in addition he is the best player of the World Cup so what do you want more.
Febbcrty
185
TheNeutralGuy
174
I'm afraid to say this but it is proving as a conspiracy to forcefully remove the reigning Kings to give the kids a chance.
Mapcdlosy
165
what About Wesley Schneider
Jupiter
157
Nobody cares anymore. We're sick and tired of FIFA's gangsters! π
kieadikru
154
How will I explain to my children that Xavi and Iniesta never obtained this award but all over sudden in 2018, Luka got the award over hard working as his perfomance such as Christiano,Mpabe,Messi. It seems like I will need my spectaclesπ―
kozpruyz
134
As for Griezmann is even better than him if there really wanted to end the domination of Ronaldo and messi he won the world cup,Europa cup and Europa supper
Sohbdmnst
122
I'm just so piss off about this ,firstly it was these guys Ronaldo and Messi why they didn't attend the event just because they didn't win that's why they are such bad lossers ,Modric deserve the award finish thats it
Jattfanmessida
108
Fake award Year 2018..Fake Winners are Modric,Salah and others....It lost it's prestige....
NASSEB12
101
a vote without Comoros cannot take baloon dor from modric
bohadiloy
96
messi should have won it after another great league winning season or even griezmann, ronaldo okay heck I'd even give it to van djik before modric he was superb
FiqCnblue
84
ballon dor from french, i dont give a damn..1978, 78 winner kevin keegan πππ
zizcdeknp
80
I am a die hearted Madrid fan ,let's be real dis Ballon d'or was biased ,Luka is a good player but didn't play better than ronaldo n Messi to have deserved de award
zuwdlosu
9
The only award Modric deserves is the World Cup Golden Ball ..........He makes all other awards looks depreciated because for a guy who has 4 goals and 8 assists in the whole 2017/18 where the are better players who had great season. The Ballon d'or top 5 should be an follows;
1. Ronaldo
2. Leo Messi
3. Griezmann
4. Mbappe
5. Modric
This award is for the overall best performer. It is not a beauty or popularity contest. That said, Luka Modric purely deserved the award when all factors are put into consideration. Congratulations to Luka Modric on a well deserved award.