{"id":2983,"date":"2026-10-27T09:36:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/27\/harry-kane-ballon-dor-alexia-putellas-women-award\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T09:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:36:58","slug":"harry-kane-ballon-dor-alexia-putellas-women-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/27\/harry-kane-ballon-dor-alexia-putellas-women-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Kane Wins Ballon d\u2019Or as England\u2019s First Male Winner in 25 Years, Alexia Putellas Takes Third Women\u2019s Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harry Kane lifted the men\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or on Monday in London, ending a 25\u2011year wait for an English player to claim football\u2019s most prestigious individual accolade. The Bayern Munich and England striker\u2019s triumph follows a season in which he broke personal records, guided Bayern to a domestic double and propelled England to the World Cup semifinals.<\/p>\n<h2>Record\u2011breaking season with Bayern Munich<\/h2>\n<p>Kane\u2019s move to Bayern in 2023 finally delivered the club trophies that had previously eluded him. In the 2025\u201126 campaign he scored 61 goals in 51 matches across all competitions, a ratio that made him the leading candidate for the Ballon d\u2019Or. His goals helped Bayern secure both the German league title and the national cup, completing a domestic double that underscored his impact on the side.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the raw numbers, Kane finished the season with a total of 73 goals for club and country, a figure rarely seen in the modern era. Those goals arrived in high\u2011stakes moments, contributing directly to Bayern\u2019s silverware and to England\u2019s deep run in the World Cup.<\/p>\n<h2>International performance and World Cup impact<\/h2>\n<p>At the World Cup, Kane demonstrated the same clinical finishing that defined his club season. He netted six goals, leading England to the semifinals and reinforcing his reputation as a decisive tournament player. His performances combined goal\u2011scoring prowess with the composure and leadership that have become hallmarks of his international career.<\/p>\n<p>His contributions this year also cemented his status as England\u2019s all\u2011time leading marksman and the nation\u2019s record World Cup scorer. At 33, the striker added the Ballon d\u2019Or to a legacy that already places him among the game\u2019s greatest forwards.<\/p>\n<h2>Alexia Putellas repeats as women\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or winner<\/h2>\n<p>In the women\u2019s category, Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas was presented with the Ballon d\u2019Or F\u00e9minin for the third time. Putellas earned the award after guiding Barcelona to a treble in the 2025\u201126 season, adding the Spanish Super Cup to a league and cup double. Following 14 years at Barcelona, she transferred to Women\u2019s Super League side London City Lionesses in July.<\/p>\n<p>Putellas\u2019s third women\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or highlights her sustained excellence at the highest level of women\u2019s football and marks another milestone for Spanish players on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>During the ceremony, Kane expressed astonishment and gratitude. \u201cWow, wow, wow! I am almost speechless. Being here in London has made it extra special. Made it a good omen for me tonight,\u201d he said, before thanking the voters and acknowledging the quality of the competition. He added, \u201cSome world\u2011class players in the room tonight. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees tonight, and impressive showing determination and hard work can really achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The competition for the award was intense. Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 broke World Cup scoring records, while Lamine Yamal helped Spain secure World Cup glory. Nevertheless, voters selected Kane, rewarding a season defined by consistency, intelligence and prolific output rather than flamboyant flair.<\/p>\n<p>Kane\u2019s journey to this point has been marked by early challenges. As a youngster at Tottenham Hotspur, he struggled to secure a regular place and spent time on multiple loan spells before emerging as one of the most complete centre\u2011forwards of his generation. His evolution from a peripheral player to a global star underscores the significance of his Ballon d\u2019Or win.<\/n\n\n<p>The Ballon d\u2019Or has traditionally celebrated players whose success is built on spectacle, yet Kane\u2019s victory is being framed as a tribute to sustained excellence. His numbers\u201461 goals in 51 club games and a total of 73 across all competitions\u2014were \u201calmost impossible to ignore,\u201d according to commentators at the event.<\/p>\n<p>As the awards ceremony concluded, both Kane and Putellas stood as symbols of their respective genders\u2019 highest achievements in football. Their wins reflect not only personal triumphs but also the broader growth of the sport, with the men\u2019s and women\u2019s games receiving equal recognition on a global stage.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Kane became the first Englishman in 25 years to win the Ballon d\u2019Or, while Alexia Putellas secured her third Ballon d\u2019Or F\u00e9minin after a treble\u2011winning season with Barcelona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[3344,3343,2195,1706,3192,3345],"class_list":["post-2983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-alexia-putellas","tag-ballon-dor","tag-bayern-munich","tag-england","tag-harry-kane","tag-womens-football","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}