Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or as Premier League stars learn final rankings

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Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or at London's Palladium Theatre, becoming the first Englishman to claim the award since Michael Owen in 1998. The Bayern Munich striker finished ahead of Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal. Kane, who scored 213 league goals for Tottenham between 2014 and 2023, won the Bundesliga and German Cup with Bayern last season and helped England finish third at the World Cup. He also received the Gerd Muller Trophy for Men's Striker of the Year. Manchester City's Erling Haaland was the highest-ranked Premier League player in eighth place. Arsenal's Declan Rice finished 15th, while Gabriel, William Saliba, and Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes also made the top 30. Arsenal's Bukayo Saka won the Socrates Award for humanitarian work.


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