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Harry Kane beats Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal to 2026 Ballon d’Or award

Bayern and England star Harry Kane has beaten Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to the 2026 Ballon d’Or award, scooping the prestigious trophy after a stellar year for club and country. Yamal won the Kopa Trophy earlier in the evening, for the…

By Gill Clark · Barca Blaugranes

Published: Monday, 26 October 2026 at 10:57 PM

Key Things to Know

Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d’Or award ahead of Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.
Kane is the first English player to win the honor since Michael Owen in 2001.
The Bayern Munich striker scored 61 goals in 51 games across the 2025-26 season.

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Bayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d’Or award, finishing ahead of Kylian Mbappe and Barcelona's Lamine Yamal. Kane secured the honor for the first time in his career, becoming the first Englishman to win the prestigious trophy since Michael Owen in 2001.

Kane claimed the award following a remarkable 2025-26 campaign in which he scored 61 goals in 51 games for Bayern and helped England reach the World Cup semi-finals. Yamal, who won the Kopa Trophy for a third consecutive year, finished third in the voting behind Kane and Mbappe.

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