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

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Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, becoming the best footballer for the 2025-2026 season. The 33-year-old Bayern Munich striker beat favorites Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal to claim the award for the first time in his career. Kane scored 73 goals in 65 matches for Bayern and England, dominating European scoring charts. He won the Bundesliga, German Cup, and Super Cup, though Bayern lost in the Champions League semifinals and England fell to Argentina in the World Cup. Kane is the fifth English player to win the award and the first since Michael Owen. Mbappe finished second, with Yamal third in the voting.


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