Updated: 27 October 2026, 11:22 a.m. AEDT Harry Kane won the 2026 men’s Ballon d’Or at a ceremony in London on Monday night, 26 October, becoming the first English recipient since Michael Owen in 2001. The award was announced on Tuesday morning in Australia. The Bayern Munich and England striker finished ahead of Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé and Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, Sky Sports reported . Kane scored 73 goals for club and country during the season recognised by the award. The award organiser’s account put his Bayern total at 61 goals in 51 appearances across all competitions, alongside 12 goals for England. His 36 Bundesliga goals earned a second European Golden Shoe, while Bayern won a domestic treble. Kane’s club campaign included 14 Champions League goals and 10 in the German Cup. The organiser highlighted hat-tricks in his final Bundesliga appearance of the season and the cup final as part of the scoring run behind his success. Sky Sports said Kane also received the men’s strik...