Ballon d'Or 2026: Harry Kane crowns historic 73-goal season with Golden Ball as Lamine Yamal makes history

Harry Kane crowns historic 73-goal season with 2026 Ballon d'Or

Harry Kane has officially claimed the 2026 Ballon d'Or after netting an unprecedented 73 goals in 65 appearances for Bayern Munich and England (including 61 goals in 51 club games). The clinical marksman also bagged 14 goals in the UEFA Champions League to share the Golden Boot with Kylian Mbappé. This monumental achievement ends England's 25-year wait for a Ballon d'Or winner since Michael Owen in 2001, and Bayern Munich's 45-year drought since Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1981.

PSG dominate club awards after historic quintuple-winning campaign

PSG secured the Men's Club of the Year award after successfully defending their UEFA Champions League crown, completing a historic quintuple alongside Ligue 1, the Trophée des Champions, the 2025 UEFA Super Cup, and the 2025 Intercontinental Cup. The French giants also set an unprecedented record with 10 players named on the 30-man Ballon d'Or shortlist in the same year.

Wonderkid Lamine Yamal seals historic Kopa Trophy hat-trick at 19

Lamine Yamal has written his name into the history books as the first player to secure a Kopa Trophy hat-trick, winning three consecutive awards from 2024 to 2026 at just 19 years of age. The wonderkid asserted his world-class status with a sensational 2025/26 campaign, racking up 25 goals and 20 assists in 57 appearances for Barcelona and Spain.