Harry Kane becomes the owner of the Golden Ball 2026

The ceremony for the most prestigious award in the world of football, the "Golden Ball-2026", was held at the "Palladium" theater in London. One.uz reports on this.

The main prize was awarded to Harry Kane, the striker for "Bayern Munich" and the England national team. This victory was a long-awaited event for English football, having waited 25 years, as the last English winner was Michael Owen in 2001.

Kane's phenomenal year The 33-year-old striker left his opponents with no chance, delivering fantastic results by the end of the year. Playing for "Bayern Munich", Kane secured the Bundesliga championship, the German Cup, and the Super Cup.

He was recognized as the world's most efficient footballer after scoring 73 goals in all official competitions. Furthermore, as the captain of the England national team, he won bronze medals at the World Cup.

Strong competitors were left behind According to the voting results, Harry Kane took first place, ahead of stars like Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Yamal, and Lionel Messi. In the "Golden Ball-2026" men's ranking, Mbappe ("Real Madrid") came in second, Yamal ("Barcelona") in third, Rodri ("Barcelona") in fourth, and Messi ("Inter Miami") in fifth.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembele, Erling Haaland, Michael Olise, and Fabian Ruiz also made it into the Top-10. Record in women's football The women's "Golden Ball" award was won for the third time by Alexia Putellas, the midfielder for Spain and "Barcelona".

Becoming the first footballer to win this award three times, she remains one of the most decorated players in the history of modern women's football. Source: One.uz