Ballon d'Or AI video goes viral depicting trophy theft

An AI-generated video depicting a chaotic theft of the Ballon d'Or trophy has gone viral online. The nearly three-minute video features various top football players in a fictionalized scenario set in London, where the 2026 ceremony is scheduled to take place.

The dramatized footage includes several high-profile players such as Vinícius Júnior, Lamine Yamal, Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham, and Harry Kane. In the video, the award ceremony is interrupted when the trophy is stolen, leading to a comedic chase involving the athletes. The sequence concludes with various players attempting to recover the award, including a scene where Lamine Yamal appears on a horse to seize the trophy from Haaland.