{"id":3364,"date":"2026-10-27T15:03:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2026-10-27T15:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:03:51","slug":"england-forward-kane-crowned-ballon-dor-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3364","title":{"rendered":"England forward Kane crowned Ballon d’Or winner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harry Kane completed his long quest for football\u2019s highest individual honour on Monday, with the Bayern Munich and England striker winning the Ballon d\u2019Or after a record-breaking season that cemented his status as one of the game\u2019s greatest goalscorers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kane is the first Englishman to win the prestigious award in 25 years, after \u200bMichael Owen won it in 2001.<\/p>\n

\u201cWow, wow, wow!\u201d Kane said after taking the stage. \u201cI am almost speechless. Being here in London has made it \u200cextra special. Made it a good omen for me tonight. Thank you to everyone who voted for me. I can imagine it was tough this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome world-class players in the room tonight. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees tonight and impressive showing determination and hard work can really achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the Ballon d\u2019Or Feminin for the third time.<\/p>\n

Kane\u2019s move to Bayern in 2023 brought the team trophies \u200bthat had long eluded him.<\/p>\n

In 2025-26, he coupled that success with goalscoring numbers that made him the leading Ballon d\u2019Or candidate.<\/p>\n

The England captain produced his most prolific campaign, \u200bscoring 61 goals in 51 games for Bayern across all competitions as the German side completed a domestic league and cup double.<\/p>\n

By the end \u2060of the season, Kane had established himself as Europe\u2019s leading goalscorer.<\/p>\n

His influence stretched far beyond club football.<\/p>\n

He scored six goals at the World Cup and led England to the semi-finals, combining his clinical \u200bfinishing with the leadership and composure that have defined his international career.<\/p>\n

The award represents the culmination of a remarkable journey. Few players have experienced a career arc quite like Kane\u2019s, \u200band he thanked all of his career coaches in his emotional speech, plus Tottenham Hotspur and his wife Kate.<\/p>\n

Once struggling to establish himself at Spurs as a youngster, being sent out on numerous loans, he developed into one of the most complete centre forwards of his generation, capable of scoring every type of goal while also functioning as a playmaker.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about the journey,\u201d Kane said. \u201cAnything is possible, work hard when \u200bnobody is watching.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor any young boy or girl wanting to achieve their dreams, anything is possible. I wasn\u2019t the kid who went straight to the top. I had to \u200bexperience the downs. I had to find my way to be the very best right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Consistency<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ballon d\u2019Or has often rewarded players whose success was built on flair and spectacle, but Kane\u2019s triumph \u200cis a \u2060tribute to consistency, intelligence and productivity on an exceptional scale.<\/p>\n

Week after week, he delivered. Match after match, he decided contests.<\/p>\n

There were no prolonged slumps and few quiet nights.<\/p>\n

His numbers were almost impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n

Kane finished the campaign with 73 goals for club and country, a total rarely seen in the modern era.<\/p>\n

More importantly, those goals arrived in moments of genuine significance, helping Bayern collect trophies and driving England deep into the biggest tournament in the sport.<\/p>\n

The competition for this year\u2019s award was fierce. Kylian Mbappe broke World Cup scoring \u200brecords. Lamine Yamal helped Spain to World \u200bCup glory. Yet voters ultimately chose \u2060Kane, whose excellence lasted the entire season.<\/p>\n

Mbappe finished second, followed by Lamine, Rodri and Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n

At 33, Kane has finally claimed the game\u2019s highest individual honour, adding a Ballon d\u2019Or to a legacy that already places him among football\u2019s greatest strikers as England\u2019s all-time leading \u200bmarksman and their record World Cup scorer.<\/p>\n

Putellas was presented with the women\u2019s award after winning the treble with Barcelona in the \u200b2025-26 campaign, in addition to \u2060the Spanish Super Cup.<\/p>\n

She moved to Women\u2019s Super League side London City Lionesses in July after 14 years at Barca.<\/p>\n

Spain and Barcelona players won the young talent awards, Lamine picking up his third trophy and Vicky Lopez taking home the women\u2019s award for the second successive year.<\/p>\n

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente was named men\u2019s coach of the year, while Barcelona\u2019s Pere \u2060Romeu won \u200bthe women\u2019s coaching award.<\/p>\n

The men\u2019s goalkeeper award went to Unai Simon of Spain and Athletic Bilbao, while Cata \u200bColl of Spain and Barcelona won the women\u2019s award.<\/p>\n

Paris St Germain won the men\u2019s club of the year award, while Barcelona picked up the women\u2019s honours. Kane won the men\u2019s striker of the year prize, while Charlyn \u200bCorral was named top women\u2019s striker.<\/p>\n

Arsenal and England winger Bukayo Saka was presented with the Socrates Award for humanitarian work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Harry Kane completed his long quest for football\u2019s highest individual honour on Monday, with the Bayern Munich and England striker winning the Ballon d\u2019Or after a record-breaking season that cemented his status as one of the game\u2019s greatest goalscorers. Kane is the first Englishman to win the prestigious award in 25 years, after \u200bMichael Owen won it in 2001. \u201cWow, wow, wow!\u201d Kane said after taking the stage. \u201cI am almost speechless. Being here in London has made it \u200cextra special. Made it a good omen for me tonight. Thank…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}