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Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas win 2026 Ballon d'Or awards

Outlets report that Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas won top honours at the 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony in London.

Reviewed by Emmanuel Nyame
Oct 26, 2026 · 5 sources · 1 min read
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At a glance

  • Harry Kane won the men's Ballon d'Or at a ceremony in London.15
  • Alexia Putellas secured the women's Ballon d'Or award.34

Harry Kane claimed the men's Ballon d'Or at an event held in London.15

At the same event, Alexia Putellas picked up the women's award.34

Where sources agree

  • Harry Kane won the men's Ballon d'Or5 of 5
  • Alexia Putellas won the women's award3 of 5
  • The event took place in London3 of 5

Who covered this

2 National3 International

Sources

  1. 1Yahoo SportsHarry Kane pips Kylian Mbappé to 2025-2026 Men's Ballon d'Or ↗
  2. 2Yahoo SportsHarry Kane wins 2026 Ballon d’Or ahead of Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe ↗
  3. 3BBC SportLondon City's Putellas wins record-equalling third Ballon d'Or ↗
  4. 4The GuardianHarry Kane ends England’s 25-year wait for a men’s Ballon d’Or ↗
  5. 5BBC SportKane ends England's 25-year Ballon d'Or wait - how he bucked the trend ↗

Based on reporting from these reputable newsrooms and reviewed by Orbit’s editors. A fact appears only when at least two sources report it. Orbit is not affiliated with these publishers.

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