Harry Kane becomes first English Ballon d'Or winner in 25 years

espn.com.au —

Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or on Monday in London, becoming the first Englishman to claim the award in 25 years. He finished ahead of Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal. The 33-year-old Bayern Munich striker scored 73 goals for club and country, leading England to the World Cup semifinals. He is the fifth English winner, following Michael Owen in 2001. The ceremony was delayed by 30 minutes after the official website prematurely announced the winners. Spain's Alexia Putellas won the women's award, while Yamal took the Young Player prize.


With a significance score of 1.7, this news ranks in the top 30% of today's 32429 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers: