Harry Kane wins 2026 Ballon dOr as Mbappe finishes second and Yamal third

Harry Kane has won the 2026 Men’s Ballon d’Or, finishing ahead of Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal at the 70th ceremony in London.

The Bayern Munich and England striker was crowned at the London Palladium on 26 October. Mbappe, who plays for Real Madrid and France, took second place, while Barcelona and Spain forward Yamal was third.

Rodri finished fourth after representing Manchester City and Barcelona, with Lionel Messi of Inter Miami and Argentina completing the top five.

2026 Men’s Ballon d’Or rankings

1st: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich/England)
2nd: Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid/France)
3rd: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain)
4th: Rodri (Manchester City & Barcelona/Spain)
5th: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami/Argentina)
6th: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain/Georgia)
7th: Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain/France)
8th: Erling Haaland (Manchester City/Norway)
9th: Michael Olise (Bayern Munich/France)
10th: Fabian Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain/Spain)
11th: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England)
12th: Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona/Spain)
13th: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain/Morocco)
14th: Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal)
15th: Declan Rice (Arsenal/England)
16th: Ferran Torres (Barcelona & Paris Saint-Germain/Spain)
17th: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil)
18th: Marc Cucurella (Chelsea & Real Madrid/Spain)
19th: Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal)
20th: Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain/Ecuador)
21st: Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal/Brazil)
22nd: Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan/Argentina)
23rd: Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain/Portugal)
24th: Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich/Colombia)
25th: Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil)
26th: Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich/France)
27th: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/Portugal)
28th: Julian Quinones (Al Qadsiah/Mexico)
29th: William Saliba (Arsenal/France)
29th: Sadio Mane (Al Nassr/Senegal)

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