Harry Kane wins 2026 Ballon d'Or ahead of Yamal and Mbappe

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Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, beating Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe after a standout season with Bayern Munich and England. Kane scored 73 goals and provided eight assists in 65 appearances for club and country during the 2025-26 season, including 61 goals for Bayern across all competitions. He also scored six goals at the 2026 World Cup, helping England finish third. Kane helped Bayern win the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, and claimed the European Golden Shoe for the second time. He is the first Englishman to win the award since Michael Owen in 2001.


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