Wednesday 28 October 2026, Harry Kane became England’s first Ballon d’ Or winner in 25 years in his native city of London on Monday, beating Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe.
Alexia Putellas claimed the women’s prize for a third time to extend Spain’s domination of the award, thanks to her role in leading Barcelona to last season’s Champions League before moving to London City Lionesses.
It was the first time ever Ballon d’ Or ceremony on English soil and the was a happy ending for hometown hero as Kane collected the crowning glory of his career to date, becoming the first Englishman to win the award since Michael Owen in 2001.
The 33-year-old Bayern Munich forward struck a remarkable 73 goals in 65 games for club and country last season, propelling the German giants to a league and Cup double.
He also Scored six times as England finished third at the World Cup.
Kane’s medal collection is limited to German domestic triumphs.
He was on the losing side for Spurs in the 2019 Champions League final against Liverpool and twice tested bitter defeat in final of the European Championship with England.
But joining Bayern in 2023 and his remarkable goalscoring consistency have him the highest individual award in football.
Yamal the Barcelona winger scooped up the first of the night for young talent of the year for the third consecutive time.
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1) ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Harry Kane
2) ๐ซ๐ท Kylian Mbappรฉ
3) ๐ช๐ธ Lamine Yamal
4) ๐ช๐ธ Rodri
5) ๐ฆ๐ท Lionel Messi
6) ๐ฌ๐ช Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
7) ๐ซ๐ท Ousmane Dembรฉlรฉ
8) ๐ณ๐ด Erling Haaland
9) ๐ซ๐ท Michael Olise
10) ๐ช๐ธ Fabiรกn Ruiz
>๐ช๐ธLamine Yamal won the Kopa Trophy for the 3rd straight year
Rest of the Ballon d’Or awards:
-๐ช๐ธAlexia Putellas won her 3rd women’s Ballon d’Or
-๐ช๐ธUnai Simรณn won best Goalkeeper
-๐ช๐ธLuis de la Fuente won best manager
-๐ซ๐ทPSG won club of the year
-๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟSaka won the Socrates Award for his charity work
-๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟKane also won the Gerd Mรผller Trophy
By: Sibusiso “Ace” Ndimande
