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Ballon d'Or 2026: Harry Kane beats Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal to award

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Sport · London, England · 58 min ago
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Who will win 2026 Ballon d'Or? Harry Kane faces late surge from Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal
Independent sources: 5 · The Standard, Express.co.uk, 101 Great Goals
Though Kane did fire England to the semis and his 73 goals for club and country spearheaded Bayern Munich's charge to the Bundesliga title.
Independent sources: 2 · Express.co.uk, SPORTbible
If he wins, Kane would become the fifth Englishman to win the award, following Stanley Matthews, Bobby Charlton, Kevin Keegan, and Michael Owen, who last claimed it in 2001.
Independent sources: 2 · FreeBets, 101 Great Goals
Data shows he has attracted almost as many bets as Harry Kane over the past seven days.
Independent sources: 2 · FreeBets, SPORTbible
Lamine Yamal On silverware alone, Lamine Yamal has a strong case, having won La Liga with Barcelona and the World Cup with Spain.
Independent sources: 2 · FreeBets, BBC News
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