It’s official: Harry Kane wins the 2026 Ballon d’Or and is the best footballer in the world.
He becomes the first English Ballon d’Or winner since Michael Owen in 2001. The 33-year-old Bayern Munich player also picked up the Gerd Müller Trophy at the awards ceremony in London that evening.
He beat superstars including Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal to the award.
The internet celebrated his win, with Kane receiving plenty of support after the announcement, including on ‘X’. Of course, there were also plenty of humorous posts about the hours-long ceremony.
We’ve rounded up a few online reactions for you:
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