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Harry Kane, fifth Englishman to win the Ballon d'Or

Harry Kane was awarded the 2026 Ballon d'Or this Monday, according to Maxifoot. He becomes the fifth English player to receive this distinction, several media outlets report.

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Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, Maxifoot reports. The English striker thus joins the list of winners of football's highest individual honour.

With this triumph, Kane becomes the fifth player of English nationality to be crowned, the site states. So Foot also highlights this historic performance, as does the Brazilian media outlet Bola na Rede, which stresses that the player joins a list of illustrious names.

The three sources agree on this fact, marking a new milestone in the English player's career.

Sources

  1. So FootHarry Kane, cinquième Anglais à être couronné Ballon d’or (new window)sofoot.com
  2. MaxifootBallon d'Or : Kane, 5e Anglais sacré (new window)maxifoot.fr
  3. Bola na RedeHarry Kane tornou-se no quinto jogador inglês a vencer a Bola de Ouro (new window)bolanarede.pt