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On Monday, the Bayern Munich striker claimed the coveted award for the first time, becoming the first English first male player to win the prize since 2001.However, Barcelona’s Laime Yamal took third with 881 points while the intense finish sparked excitement to three journalists from Ukraine, Greece and Scotland who omitted Mbappe from their top ten entirely, echoing past election disputes like 2024 with Vinicius Junior.Following the victory, Kane acknowledged….
I can imagine it was really tough this year.”“Congratulations to all the winners, all the nominees tonight – an impressive showing of what determination and hard work can really achieve, so well done.”On social platform X, users also have been sharing reactions with one writing, “It's crazy how people will just hate you regardless of how great you are, I mean Number is fair enough but out of Top 10….
Some journalists clearly saw football differently this year.” Harry Kane wins 2026 Ballon d’Or in narrow vote over Mbappé October 31, 2026.
