# Kane beat Mbappe to Ballon d’Or by just 28 points

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kane-beat-mbappe-to-ballon-dor-by-just-28-points/
- Published: 2026-10-31T15:21:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T18:34:00+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6073yeg52xeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport

## Key points

- Kane edged Mbappe by 28 points.
- He is England’s first winner since 2001.
- Kane scored 73 goals in 65 matches last season.

## Summary

Harry Kane beat Kylian Mbappe by just 28 points to win the men’s Ballon d’Or, one of the closest results in the award’s history. The Bayern Munich striker is the first English winner since Michael Owen in 2001.

Kane received 1,055 points, Mbappe 1,027 and Lamine Yamal 881, in voting by 100 journalists using a weighted points system. Kane scored 73 goals in 65 matches last season, helping Bayern win the league and cup double and England finish third at the World Cup; the margin was the narrowest since Lionel Messi beat Virgil van Dijk by seven points in 2019.

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