Harry Kane is the odds-on favourite to win the 2026 men’s Ballon d’Or, which could be one of the tightest results in recent history.

Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe, and Lamine Yamal are competing for the 2026 men's Ballon d'Or in London. Kane enters the ceremony as the bookmakers' favorite after scoring 73 goals across all competitions for Bayern Munich and England, potentially becoming the first English winner since Michael Owen in 2001.
Mbappe scored 58 goals and won the World Cup Golden Boot, while 19-year-old Yamal registered 25 goals and 20 assists after lifting the World Cup with Spain. Sky Sports pundits including Jamie Carragher and Paul Merson widely backed Kane to claim the award.
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