Harry Kane becomes first English Ballon d'Or winner since 2001

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Harry Kane became the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001, receiving the award at a ceremony in London on Monday. The 33-year-old Bayern Munich striker scored 61 goals in 51 club matches last season, the most in a single campaign for the club, plus 12 for England. Kylian Mbappe finished second and Lamine Yamal third. Kane is the fifth Englishman to win the award, joining Stanley Matthews, Bobby Charlton and Kevin Keegan. He won despite losing in the World Cup and Champions League semi-finals, though he did lift the German double.


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