Tonight in London, the results of the 2026 Ballon d’Or will be announced. Will Harry Kane take the crown on home soil? Can Kylian Mbappé edge out his European rival? Or will someone from the fringes unseat the two big favorites? Stay tuned, we are minutes away from knowing the winner.
2026 Ballon d’Or Results
KANE WINS IT!!!
What a storybook tale for Harry Kane. The former Tottenham striker is back in London for the Ballon d’Or presentation. Locked into top form with Bayern Munich, he’s blossoming into a new version of himself and has risen to the upper echelons of world football. His incredible goal-scoring production launched him into a heated battle with Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé for the coveted Ballon d’Or. But it’s Kane, winning the award in the city he called home for so many years, in front of a crowd that hasn’t seen an English winner in 25 years.
In the 2025/26 season, Kane scored a whopping 64 goals in 56 contests, including 14 Champions League goals. Kane also scored six goals during England’s World Cup run, which took them to the semifinals. It’s a well-deserved award for the world’s best goal scorer, and a happy story for Kane, Bayern, and England.
Kylian Mbappé, to no one’s surprise, finished second in the voting. He dominated Madrid’s attack, scoring 43 goals in 47 2025/26 contests. Mbappé also put up another dominant goal-scoring run at the World Cup. But it seems the lack of trophies hurt him: Madrid failed to win La Liga or the Champions League, and France fell short in the World Cup. When both your teams are big favorites, going empty-handed is hard to ignore, no matter how many goals you score.
