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 a 61-goal club season.
Harry Kane won the 2026 men's Ballon d'Or in London, becoming the first English player to claim the award since Michael Owen in 2001. The Bayern Munich striker, 33, finished ahead of Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe and Barcelona's Lamine Yamal. Kane scored 61 goals in 51 matches for Bayern last season and 73 for club and country combined, helping Bayern secure a domestic double. He is the first Bayern player to win the prize since Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1981 and only the fifth Englishman to take it. Kane's win came despite England and Bayern both falling in the semifinals of the World Cup and Champions League.