England striker Harry Kane has won the most prestigious football award that a football player can get.
Kane won the 2026 Ballon d’Or becoming the first English man to win the title in 25 years.
Kane now becomes the fifth Englishman to win the title after Sir Stanle Mathews in 1956,Sir Bobby Charlton in 1966,Kevin Keegan in 1978 and 1979 and Michael Owen in 2001.
He is the first Bayern Munich player to win it since Karl- Heinz Rummenigge in 1981.
Kane scored 73 goals in 65 games for his club Bayern Munich and his country England in the 2015/2026 campaign.
He scored 61 goals for Bayern Munich in 51 games.
Alongside the Ballon d’Or Kane took home the Grand Mullér award for men’s striker of the year.
Real Madrid and France player Killian Mbappé came in second while Yamal came in third.
Barcelona and Spain International Lamine Yamal came in third while Rodrigo Hernàndez Castane came fourth and Argentina legend Lionel Messi came in fifth.
Former Arsenal and France player Thierry Henry hailed Kane for the win.”Harry Kane you are a worthy winner,” he said.
England teammate James Madison posted a photo on social media and called him the best in the world.
Samir Nasir former Arsenal/France midfielder was however not satisfied with the decision though he acknowledged Kane quality.
He said the decision to award Kane the Ballon d’Or came after raw statistics.
“The statistics made the difference he is a fantastic player with so many qualities,” he said.
