Harry Kane wins 2026 Ballon d'Or, joining four English legends

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Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, becoming the fifth English player to claim the award after beating Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal. Kane scored 73 goals for club and country in 2025/26, winning a German treble and helping England to third place at the 2026 World Cup. The ceremony was held in London for the award's 70th anniversary. The previous English winners were Stanley Matthews (1956), Bobby Charlton (1966), Kevin Keegan (1978, 1979), and Michael Owen (2001). Keegan remains the only Englishman to win it twice.


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