Bayern Munich and England captain Harry Kane tonight won the 2026 Ballon d’Or.
He scooped the prestigious annual award at a colourful ceremony in London to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the award.
HARRY KANE IS THE NEW BALLON D’OR! #ballondor https://t.co/jEn8E1bLEF
— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 26, 2026
In other categories of the award, Spain and Barcelona star Lamine Yamal was named Men Young Talent of the Year for a third straight year – 2024, 2025 and 2026.
His coach at international level Luis de la Fuentes was named Men’s Coach of the Year after leading Spain to a second World Cup in the Americas last summer.
The Spanish sweep also had World Cup-winning goalkeeper Unai Simon as Goalkeeper of the Year, Cata Coll scooped the women’s version and Vicky Lopez voted Women’s Young Talent of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Alexia Putellas scooped her third women’s Ballon d’Or after she won five major trophies with Barcelona Femeni in the period under review.
Barcelona Femeni coach Pere Romeu was Women’s Coach of the Year, while his team were named Women’s Club of the Year.
In 2025/26, Pere Romeu’s team won a remarkable quadruple, winning Liga F, Copa de la Reina, Supercopa de Espana, and of course the Champions League (for fourth time)
PSG were the men Club of the Year after they became only the 11th club to win the UEFA Champions League back-to-back.
Arsenal and England star Bukayo Saka was presented the Socrates Award by music star Burna Boy for his off-the-pitch contribution for his work with BigShoe to fund 120 life-changing medical operations in Kano, Nigeria
