Harry Kane wins 2026 Ballon d'Or as Bayern Munich striker

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Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, becoming the fourth Bayern Munich player to claim football's most prestigious individual award. The England striker scored 73 goals in 65 appearances for club and country during the 2025/26 season, helping Bayern secure the Bundesliga title, DFB-Pokal, and German Supercup. He is the first Englishman to win since Michael Owen in 2001. Kane previously spent most of his career at Tottenham Hotspur, where he became the club's all-time leading scorer with 280 goals, before moving to Bayern in 2023 to pursue major trophies.


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