According to Reuters, at the 2026 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony in London, England and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane was announced as the winner of the men's Ballon d'Or becoming the first English player since Michael Owen in 2001 to win this prestigious global award. The 33-year-old England captain achieved this great honor after a brilliant season with 61 goals in 51 games for Bayern Munich and winning the German football double.
In the women's section, Alexia Potias, the Spanish star of the London City Lions Club, after a brilliant season in Barcelona and winning the title of the Spanish league and the European Champions League, won the Ballon d'Or of women's football for the third time and was chosen as the most distinguished football player in the history of this competition, together with her friend Itana Bonamati.