Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas won the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards respectively at the 2026 ceremony held at the London Palladium in England on Monday.
The 70th edition of the awards recognised outstanding performances in men’s and women’s football, with honours also presented to young players, goalkeepers, coaches and clubs.
Organized by France Football and co-hosted by UEFA, the 2026 gala was historically significant as the first edition ever staged outside of France.
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Full list of winners and rankings from the ceremony.
Ballon d’Or winners
Men’s Ballon d’Or: Harry Kane
Women’s Ballon d’Or: Alexia Putellas
Other award winners
Men’s Young Talent of the Year: Lamine Yamal
Women’s Young Talent of the Year: Vicky Lopez
Women’s Coach of the Year: Pere Romeu
Men’s Coach of the Year: Luis de la Fuente
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Cata Coll
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Unai Simon
Women’s Club of the Year: FC Barcelona Femení
Men’s Club of the Year: PSG
Sócrates Award: Bukayo Saka
Men’s Gerd Müller Trophy: Harry Kane
Women’s Gerd Müller Trophy: Charlyn Corral
Men’s Ballon d’Or rankings
- Harry Kane
- Kylian Mbappé
- Lamine Yamal
- Rodri
- Lionel Messi
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
- Ousmane Dembélé
- Erling Haaland
- Michael Olise
- Fabián Ruiz
- Jude Bellingham
- Pau Cubarsí
- Achraf Hakimi
- Vitinha
- Declan Rice
- Ferran Torres
- Vinícius Júnior
- Marc Cucurella
- João Neves
- Willian Pacho
- Gabriel Magalhães
- Lautaro Martínez
- Nuno Mendes
- Luis Díaz
- Marquinhos
- Dayot Upamecano
- Bruno Fernandes
- Julián Quiñones
- William Saliba
- Sadio Mané
Women’s Ballon d’Or rankings
- Alexia Putellas
- Ewa Pajor
- Khadija Shaw
- Melchie Dumornay
- Patri Guijarro
- Caroline Graham Hansen
- Pernille Harder
- Claudia Pina
- Alessia Russo
- Temwa Chawinga
- Yui Hasegawa
- Klara Bühl
- Mariona Caldentey
- Wendie Renard
- Cata Coll
- Mapi León
- Esmee Brugts
- Barbra Banda
- Tessa Wullaert
- Selma Bacha
- Scarlett Camberos
- Manaka Matsukubo
- Momoko Tanikawa
- Kerstin Casparij
- Caroline Weir
- Alex Greenwood
- Rose Lavelle
- Lorena
- Melvine Malard
- Vivianne Miedema
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