The Ballon d’Or 2026 winners are Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas. Kane, the Bayern Munich and England forward, won the men’s award for the first time. Putellas, the Spain midfielder, won the women’s award for a third time. The ceremony took place at the London Palladium on Monday, 26 October 2026.
Kane, who is 33, beat France’s Kylian Mbappé, who finished second. He is the first England player to win since Michael Owen in 2001. Meanwhile, Putellas added to the awards she won in 2021 and 2022. She won it after a successful season with Barcelona before moving to London City Lionesses.
Ballon d’Or 2026 winners at a glance
| Men’s Ballon d’Or | Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England) |
| Women’s Ballon d’Or | Alexia Putellas (London City Lionesses, Spain) |
| Men’s Kopa Trophy | Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain) |
| Women’s Kopa Trophy | Vicky López (Barcelona, Spain) |
| Men’s Yashin Trophy | Unai Simón (Athletic Club, Spain) |
| Women’s Yashin Trophy | Cata Coll (Barcelona, Spain) |
| Gerd Müller Trophy | Harry Kane (men) and Charlyn Corral (women) |
| Johan Cruyff Trophy | Luis de la Fuente (men) and Pere Romeu (women) |
| Club of the Year | PSG (men) and Barcelona (women) |
| Sócrates Award | Bukayo Saka (Arsenal, England) |
Lamine Yamal won the Kopa Trophy for the best player under 21 for a third straight year. However, he missed out on the main prize. Kane also won the Gerd Müller Trophy for the best striker, so he left London with two awards.
In the other categories, Spain’s Luis de la Fuente was named the men’s coach of the year. Unai Simón won the best goalkeeper award, and Charlyn Corral of Mexico won the women’s top striker award. No Nigerian player was on either shortlist.
Sojworldnews will update this story with the full rankings. The results come from the awards organisers and match reports.
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