Harry Kane wins 2026 Ballon d'Or, ending England's 25-year wait
What's new: The Bayern Munich striker beat Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal after scoring 73 goals for club and country last season.
Harry Kane won the 2026 men's Ballon d'Or on Monday, becoming the first English player to take soccer's top individual honor since Michael Owen in 2001. The Bayern Munich forward collected the trophy at a ceremony in London after a season in which Sky Sports said he scored 73 goals for club and country. Kane finished ahead of Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe and Barcelona's Lamine Yamal. Earlier in the day, confusion spread online after Ballon d'Or website profiles naming Kane and other contenders as winners appeared before the ceremony. Organizers later removed the pages and said nominee profiles had been published inadvertently and did not indicate the final result.