
England captain Harry Kane won the prestigious Ballon d'Or award, becoming the fifth Englishman to receive the honor after beating Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.
Kane expressed astonishment at receiving congratulatory messages from sports idols like Virat Kohli and Tom Brady, along with David Beckham and Ed Sheeran.
The forward helped England finish third at the FIFA World Cup 2026 and won the Bundesliga title, DFB-Pokal, and Franz Beckenbauer Supercup with Bayern Munich.