Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane wins 2026 Ballon d’Or
FC Bayern start striker has claimed football’s most prestigious individual award.
Harry Kane, the Bayern Munich striker, has been crowned the 2026 Ballon d’Or winner. This marks the fourth player from Bayern Munich to achieve this accolade, joining Gerd Müller, Franz Beckenbauer, and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Kane's exceptional season included scoring 73 goals in 65 appearances for both Bayern Munich and the England national team, contributing to the Bundesliga title, DFB-Pokal, and German Supercup victories.
At the recent FIFA World Cup, Kane scored six goals in seven games for England before a semifinal loss to Argentina. Having spent most of his career at Tottenham Hotspur, Kane became the club's all-time leading scorer with 280 goals in 435 appearances. In 2023, he joined Bayern Munich with ambitions of winning his first major trophy. Since then, he has added four more titles to his list—two Bundesliga championships, a DFB-Pokal, and a DFL-Supercup.
Kane's achievement makes him the first Englishman to win the Ballon d’Or since Michael Owen's victory in 2001.
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