Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or, Alexia Putellas takes women's award

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Harry Kane won the Ballon d'Or on Monday, becoming the first Englishman to claim the award in 25 years after a record-breaking season with Bayern Munich and England. The 33-year-old striker scored 61 goals in 51 games for Bayern, securing a domestic double, and added six goals at the World Cup while leading England to the semi-finals. He finished ahead of Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal in the voting. Alexia Putellas won the women's Ballon d'Or for the third time after a treble-winning season with Barcelona. Kane's victory caps a journey from loan spells at Tottenham to becoming England's all-time leading scorer, with Bukayo Saka also honored for humanitarian work.


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