Everything was pretty much decided. Kane is less than 41 points ahead of Mbappe in the race for the Ballon d'Or The editor-in-chief of France Football magazine Vincent Garcia said that Bayern striker Harry Kane was ahead of Real forward Kylian Mbappe in voting for the Ballon d'Or by a minimal margin. The gap this year between the first two soccer players was smaller than in 2024 between Rhodri and Vinicius Jr. "The difference in points between Kane and Mbappe is smaller than between Rhodri and Vinicius in 2024. Then there were 41 points, which at that time already seemed a little. This year between Harry Kane and Killian in second place, it really worked out a bit."