Top 10 Ballon d'Or rankings results as Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal finish behind winner Harry Kane for 2026
The 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony was full of surprises, but in the end it finished with the favorite lifting the trophy, as England star Harry Kane won his first award at 33 years old on home soil.
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