2026 Ballon d'Or

Legendary card · No. 81

The 2026 Ballon d'Or (lit. '2026 Golden Ball') was the 70th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2025–26 season. For the fifth time in the history of the award, it was given based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year. This is the period from 3 August 2025 to 19 July 2026. The ceremony took place on 26 October 2026 at the London Palladium in London. This also marked the first time the ceremony was organised outside France or Switzerland. Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane won the Men's Ballon d'Or, receiving the award for the first time in his career. He finished ahead of Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal in the voting after scoring 73 goals for club and country during the 2025–26 season. Kane helped Bayern win the Bundesliga and reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, while also captaining England to third place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He became the fifth Englishman to win the...

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