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England captain Harry Kane won the 2026 men\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or in London on Monday, becoming the first Englishman to claim football\u2019s most prestigious individual award since Michael Owen in 2001, while Spain\u2019s Alexia Putellas secured her third women\u2019s title.<\/p>\n
The Bayern Munich striker received the award at the London Palladium following a season in which he scored 73 goals for club and country, including 61 for Bayern, helping the German side win the Bundesliga and German Cup.<\/p>\n
Kane also helped England finish third at the 2026 World Cup, strengthening his case against fellow contenders Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9. Putellas, meanwhile, added a third Ballon d\u2019Or to the awards she won in 2021 and 2022, following a season in which she helped Barcelona secure a treble before joining London City Lionesses in July.<\/p>\n
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Her victory ended Aitana Bonmat\u00ed\u2019s three-year reign as the women\u2019s award winner.<\/p>\n
Moroccan nominees miss out on individual awards<\/strong><\/p>\n Morocco had three players shortlisted across different categories.<\/p>\n Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi finished 13th in the men\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or rankings, ahead of teammate Vitinha, Arsenal\u2019s Declan Rice and Real Madrid\u2019s Vinicius Junior.<\/p>\n Manchester City midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi finished sixth in the men\u2019s young talent rankings, while Al-Hilal goalkeeper Yassine Bounou placed eighth in the Yashin Trophy voting.<\/p>\n Barcelona\u2019s Lamine Yamal won the men\u2019s young talent award for the third consecutive year, while teammate Vicky L\u00f3pez retained the women\u2019s equivalent.<\/p>\n Spain\u2019s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Unai Sim\u00f3n collected the men\u2019s Yashin Trophy, with Barcelona\u2019s Cata Coll winning the women\u2019s award.<\/p>\n Spain and Barcelona dominate other prizes<\/strong><\/p>\n Spain coach Luis de la Fuente was named men\u2019s Coach of the Year after guiding his country to the 2026 World Cup title.<\/p>\n Barcelona coach Pere Romeu received the women\u2019s coaching award, while Barcelona was named women\u2019s Club of the Year.<\/p>\n Paris Saint-Germain retained the men\u2019s Club of the Year prize following another successful European campaign.<\/p>\n Kane also collected the men\u2019s Gerd M\u00fcller Trophy for his goalscoring record, with Mexico\u2019s Charlyn Corral winning the women\u2019s award.<\/p>\n Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka received the S\u00f3crates Award for humanitarian work through the BigShoe charity. 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