New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- Harry Kane won the 2026 Men's Ballon d'Or after finishing just 28 points ahead of Kylian Mbappe, in one of the tightest races the award has seen. The Bayern Munich striker became the first English winner in 25 years, while Bayern celebrated their first Ballon d'Or recipient in 45 years and the first player from a German club to win it since 1996.

A jury of 100 international journalists decided the prize. The points system awards 15 points for a first-place vote, 12 for second, 10 for third, then 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 for the remaining positions in a voter's top 10.

Harry Kane collected 40 first-place votes and 1,055 points. Kylian Mbappe received 23 first-place votes and finished on 1,027 points. According to the ...