Harry Kane wins 2026 Ballon d'Or, beating Mbappe and Yamal

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Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or on Monday in London, securing his first award at age 33 and beating Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal in the closest race in years. The England star's goal-scoring record edged out Yamal and Mbappe for the top three spots, ahead of Erling Haaland and Michael Olise. Jude Bellingham finished outside the top 10, while Vinicius Jr. dropped to 17th. On the women's side, Alexia Putellas won her third Ballon d'Or, with Ewa Pajor second and Temwa Chawinga the highest-ranked non-European player at 10th. The ceremony was held outside France for the first time.


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