The men’s Ballon d’Or has gone to England captain has gone to Harry Kane following a phenomenal year in front of goal.
The Bayern Munich striker scored an astonishing 76 goals for club and country during the 2025/26 campaign, winning the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double in the process.
Kane is only the fifth Englishman ever to collect the gong and the first in 25 years after former Liverpool star Michael Owen won it in 2001. The former Spurs man also won the Striker of the Year award.
Alexia Putellas, who no lines out for the London City Lionesses in the Women’s Super League, won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the third time in her career after winning the Treble with Barcelona Femení last season.
Lamine Yamal missed out on the main award after winning the World Cup with Spain, but the Barcelona star was named the Young Talent of the Year. His clubmate Vicky Lopez was given the women’s version of the same award.
Spain manager Luis de la Fuente was named Men’s Coach of the Year as expected, while Barcelona Femení’s Pere Romeu won the Women’s Coach of the Year.
Kane was not the only England player to win last night as Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka picked up the Socrates Award for humanitarian work.
Ballon d’Or 2026: Every winner from this year’s ceremony
Men’s Ballon d’Or
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich & England)
Women’s Ballon d’Or
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona Femení & Spain)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona & Spain)
Women’s Young Talent of the Year
Vicky Lopez (Barcelona Femení & Spain)
Men’s Coach of the Year
Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
Pere Romeu (Barcelona Femení)
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich & England)
Charlyn Corral (CF Pachuca & Mexico)
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year
Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao & Spain)
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year
Cata Coll (Barcelona Femení & Spain)
Men’s Club of the Year
Paris Saint-Germain
Barcelona Femení
Socrates Award (for humanitarian work)
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal & England)
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