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Harry Kane wins the 2026 Ballon d’Or
Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d’Or, football’s most prestigious individual award.
The England captain and Bayern Munich striker scored 61 goals for the club and 12 for his country in the 2025-26 season.
His long route to the top included loan spells at Leyton Orient, Millwall, Norwich City and Leicester City before he established himself at Tottenham.
He moved from Tottenham to Bayern Munich and, after being mocked for not winning a trophy, has now received individual recognition.
Kane is known for his prolific scoring and understated public profile, in contrast with the celebrity culture around some football stars.
His win makes him the latest English player to receive the award; one account describes him as the first in 25 years, while another calls him the fifth English winner.
The award recognises a standout season and years of persistence, but the accounts give no details about what Kane or his teams will do next.
Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d’Or at a ceremony in London.
The Bayern Munich and England striker beat Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe to the award.
Kane became the first Englishman to win the trophy since Michael Owen in 2001.
He scored 73 goals for club and country, according to the Independent; TASS reported 61 goals for Bayern Munich last season.
Kane also won bronze with England at the 2026 World Cup, according to the Independent and TASS.
- Who
- Harry Kane, England captain and Bayern Munich striker.
- What
- He won the 2026 Ballon d’Or, football’s top individual award.
- When
- Monday night, October 26, 2026, according to the Independent; coverage was published on October 27.
- Where
- The award ceremony took place at the London Palladium in London.
- Why
- The award recognised his season; the Independent said he scored 73 goals for club and country.
Lamine Yamal
Harry Kane
Ballon d’Or claim
Lamine Yamal
Yamal said he deserved the award based on what he had won and said he and Kylian Mbappe were the two best players in the world.
Harry Kane
Kane won the award ahead of Yamal and Mbappe.
Kane won bronze with England, according to the Independent and TASS.
Kane won the Ballon d’Or at the London Palladium, according to the Independent.
The FA illuminated the Wembley arch in gold to honour Kane’s win, according to the Independent.
- Winner
- Harry Kane
- Award
- 2026 Ballon d’Or
- Ceremony venue
- London Palladium, London
- Runner-up contenders named
- Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe
- English winner before Kane
- Michael Owen, in 2001
- Goals reported
- 73 for club and country (Independent); 61 for Bayern Munich last season (TASS)
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What people are saying
Congratulations Harry on a deserved Ballon D’Or!
I ran out of superlatives to describe your performances a long time ago, but I’m delighted to see that you have now been formally recognised by the football world.
To all my England teammates, we had a special year.
I honestly believe there are two of us who are the best in the world, and this year I’d deserve it because of what I’ve won,
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