‎Who will win the 2026 Ballon D'or? 🏆⚽

[el che]

Well now that it's all over and official, I have to say I'm pretty disappointed with the results. I really wasn't expecting Kane to take it and I don't think he was the right winner. Sure it was a tough year to pick a clear favorite but Kane doesn't even make my top three. It's sad to see. Why not give it to Messi then? I've said it before and I'll say it again, what Messi put together during the World Cup at 39 years old carries so much more weight and value than Kane putting up big numbers this year.

[Noorooo]

Congratulations to Harry Kane on winning this Ballon d'Or but guys I still believe that Harry Kane doesn't deserve this award more than Lamine. Guys the problem I have with Harry Kane is that he only scores in matches that are not that important. I think he can't show his performance in high-pressure matches especially when his team needs him the most. That's why guys I think Lamine deserves because he plays more better  in high pressure matches then in ordinary matches and also he won world cup. Otherwise what's done is done.

[skarais]

Well now that it's all over and official, I have to say I'm pretty disappointed with the results. I really wasn't expecting Kane to take it and I don't think he was the right winner. Sure it was a tough year to pick a clear favorite but Kane doesn't even make my top three. It's sad to see. Why not give it to Messi then? I've said it before and I'll say it again, what Messi put together during the World Cup at 39 years old carries so much more weight and value than Kane putting up big numbers this year.

Messi has collected a lot of those awards in the past, so I don't think he really wants to win it again even though his performance last season at the World Cup was quite good. Kane should win that at the peak of his career, maybe only once in his life, but honestly that some other candidates like Yamal are also quite deserving. Kane is no longer young and he deserves the award as proof that he is one of the best in the world, but Yamal and Mbappe will probably be the main contenders in the future and they will win it if able to improve his performance and contribution.

I was not completely disappointed with the result of the annual award, Kane's victory looked like something that had already been prepared for him in advance, even if some did not agree with me. Yamal and Messi contributed a lot to get their country to the World Cup final, they are also good at club level, but the winner of the award was chosen with a different point of view.

[Shadiq]

Well now that it's all over and official, I have to say I'm pretty disappointed with the results. I really wasn't expecting Kane to take it and I don't think he was the right winner. Sure it was a tough year to pick a clear favorite but Kane doesn't even make my top three. It's sad to see. Why not give it to Messi then? I've said it before and I'll say it again, what Messi put together during the World Cup at 39 years old carries so much more weight and value than Kane putting up big numbers this year.

The Ballon d'Or is not just given for World Cup performance, but the winner of the Ballon d'Or is determined based on the achievements of the entire season. If Messi could have won the World Cup, then perhaps his name would have been considered. But based on his achievements, Messi himself may not have expected the Ballon d'Or. You may be disappointed with this result, but I and most people think that Harry Kane was the most deserving person for this award. I had Lamine Yamal and Harry Kane ahead of me for the award, so I claim that the result was expected. However, Messi's great World Cup performance cannot be denied, it would have been unfair to give him the Ballon d'Or for it.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Harry Kane is a world class striker, I don’t think that’s debatable but is he the best player in the world? I don’t think so, stat padding in Bundesliga does not make the best player in the world.

Where was he in the World Cup for England?
Where was he for Bayern in the CL semi final?

[Female King]

A few years ago, Harry Kane was considered one of the unluckiest players in football history. He had over 500 goal contributions, played in six finals and still hadn’t won a single trophy. He even ended his first season at Bayern Munich without silverware.

Well, to be fair he basically spent his whole career at Tottenham, which is not exactly a club famous for winning trophies... He spent his prime years there but since he is a great professional player was able to basically build a second career at Bayern Munich after he turned 30 years old, which is when many players begin to decline. I am happy for him because he absolutely not only this Golden Ball but also the success he had with Bayern Munich. A player like him deserved to win some trophies.

Yes, he was thinking he could win some trophy while in Tottenham and he also love the team that was why he almost spent all his career at Tottenham, but when he realized he was getting old and needed to win some title for himself then he needed to go to a place like Bayern munich and he did when the offer came and started winning trophies, banging more goals and yesterday he won the Ballon d'Or award, his next target now is to win the Champions league title.

[Judith87403]

Harry Kane is a world class striker, I don’t think that’s debatable but is he the best player in the world? I don’t think so, stat padding in Bundesliga does not make the best player in the world.

Where was he in the World Cup for England?
Where was he for Bayern in the CL semi final?

I agree with you that Kane isn't the best player in the world but who do you think that the crown would have fitted better? I just see it that the Ballon d'Or wants to favour the Bundesliga this time because it's been a long time a player from the Bundesliga won the award. If we go by the criteria that is considered for the Ballon d'Or award, Kane didn't met all the criteria. In my opinion I think Lamine Yamal has more achievements and also met most of the criteria but sadly he wasn't chosen. In the last 3 years, the Ballon d'Or hasn't been fair in their judgement, though that of Ousmane Dembele was deserved.

[HustleZ]

Harry Kane is a world class striker, I don’t think that’s debatable but is he the best player in the world? I don’t think so, stat padding in Bundesliga does not make the best player in the world.

Where was he in the World Cup for England?
Where was he for Bayern in the CL semi final?

Well unfortunately in france football’s perspective who you scored against doesn’t matter, they just see the stats and vote based on that but to be honest there wasnt another player that was complete, meaning if lamine won the worlcup his league and overall stats werent that good, besides he never actually performed that well in worldcup, mbappe along with france played well but he had other missing elements so because of that i think they went for goals and overall G/A to pick the winnerr

[Just Say]

The Ballon d'Or is not just given for World Cup performance, but the winner of the Ballon d'Or is determined based on the achievements of the entire season. If Messi could have won the World Cup, then perhaps his name would have been considered. But based on his achievements, Messi himself may not have expected the Ballon d'Or. You may be disappointed with this result, but I and most people think that Harry Kane was the most deserving person for this award. I had Lamine Yamal and Harry Kane ahead of me for the award, so I claim that the result was expected. However, Messi's great World Cup performance cannot be denied, it would have been unfair to give him the Ballon d'Or for it.

England player Harry Kane is a world-class striker we all have to admit this. and the player won this season's Ballon d'Or with his impressive performance. His performance at club level and national team is something you should watch because he took his team to the semi-final round in the World Cup and he scored a lot of goals for this team.

He also managed to score in both legs of last season's Champions League semi-final against PSG for the Bundesliga club,  even he scored 73 goals and eight assists for this team last season ,so I don't think he should have any controversy over this award. You should also see this Messi has had great performances at the World Cup, no denying it, but the fact that he's played outside of Europe's top leagues seems like he might not be eligible for this year's Ballon d'Or. Since this England player has managed to win the Ballon d'Or, perhaps they will now aim to win the UCL for German league club.

[JoyMarsha]

Harry Kane is a world class striker, I don’t think that’s debatable but is he the best player in the world? I don’t think so, stat padding in Bundesliga does not make the best player in the world.

Where was he in the World Cup for England?
Where was he for Bayern in the CL semi final

The 100 journalists who did the voting can better explain why they chose Harry Kane to win the Ballon d'Or this year.

From many of us, if we were to judge the performance of every contestant for the Ballon d'Or, Harry Kane would be no close to it.

This season, what is used to judge and pick the Ballon d'Or player of the season is individual and collective performance, importantly, class and fair play.

Harry Kane must have stood out in the areas mentioned above with the 73 goals scored in a window plus his World Cup performance.

[Obim34]

Well now that it's all over and official, I have to say I'm pretty disappointed with the results. I really wasn't expecting Kane to take it and I don't think he was the right winner. Sure it was a tough year to pick a clear favorite but Kane doesn't even make my top three. It's sad to see. Why not give it to Messi then? I've said it before and I'll say it again, what Messi put together during the World Cup at 39 years old carries so much more weight and value than Kane putting up big numbers this year.

It would have caused internet commotion if Messi won the Ballon d'Or, I love Messi, and he's my greatest of all time, I don't mind seeing him win the award, but that would be unfair, It will look more corrupt, even as some people think awarding the Ballon d'Or to Harry Kane is unfair.

Harry Kane deserves it in my opinion, I vouched for him, and I was happy when he won it. Neither Mbappe nor Yamal should have won it, they both did great but Harry Kane was special, he showed individual brilliance which helped his club to win titles they won, not minding they call the Bundesliga farmed.

[Antidote47k]

Harry Kane is a world class striker, I don’t think that’s debatable but is he the best player in the world? I don’t think so, stat padding in Bundesliga does not make the best player in the world.

Where was he in the World Cup for England?
Where was he for Bayern in the CL semi final?

Any other year I would have agreed with this but this year was a bit of a weird one, there is no clear cut winner, Harry has had a fantastic season, the other two candidates also had great seasons, Mbappé I would say failed to win cause he wasn’t able to win a single trophy, he scored a lot of goals but in the end none of them lead him to lift any trophy, as for Lamine yamal, he had a very underwhelming World Cup campaign, you can argue that harry kane’s World Cup wasn’t that good too but it was certainly better than yamal’s so it’s down to league contributions for both of them which both of them did impressive in so Kane just edges them out slightly
It’s the first time someone’s winning both the gerd muller trophy and ballandor

[tiCeR]

Well now that it's all over and official, I have to say I'm pretty disappointed with the results. I really wasn't expecting Kane to take it and I don't think he was the right winner. Sure it was a tough year to pick a clear favorite but Kane doesn't even make my top three. It's sad to see. Why not give it to Messi then? I've said it before and I'll say it again, what Messi put together during the World Cup at 39 years old carries so much more weight and value than Kane putting up big numbers this year.

I haven't been looking into the whole procedure, but I think there are all kinds of mechanisms involved? Public voting, journalists and still team captains? Whatever the case, I rather like to think whether it was wrong to give to Harry Kane and honestly, it was not wrong. The number of goals he scored is impressive, he scored in all of the tough matches at the world cup, he was very reliable as a striker and he is a real team player. I think there have rarely been strikers like him, how he approaches the gameplay.

Could he do what Yamal does? No he couldn't and he could also never play like Messi, but frankly, these two guys could never play like Kane. With the quality that Yamal has, and not to forget the experience, which is weird to say at his age, his statistics would have to improve.

What I dislike is how these families attack Kane, Yamal's uncle said it is a shame and what not. Can't they just take it as it is? Because it's not like a B class player has won.

If you just take the world cup, Messi has been in his own league once again. What would have happened if Argentina had beaten Spain? I would like to know that, we need a time machine.

[macson]

Well now that it's all over and official, I have to say I'm pretty disappointed with the results. I really wasn't expecting Kane to take it and I don't think he was the right winner. Sure it was a tough year to pick a clear favorite but Kane doesn't even make my top three. It's sad to see. Why not give it to Messi then? I've said it before and I'll say it again, what Messi put together during the World Cup at 39 years old carries so much more weight and value than Kane putting up big numbers this year.

Many people were hoping that Messi could win the Ballon d'Or this year, but it seems the judges didn't really take into account what he achieved in the World Cup. He might have been impressive, but if you compare it to what Kane or even Mbappe accomplished, Messi might be somewhat behind in his individual achievements, and that might be why the judges saw Kane as the right choice for the Ballon d'Or.

But anyway, that's that. The Ballon d'Or is over, and we already have the winner. So let's move on from this event and respect what Kane has achieved as this year's winner.

[Churchillvv]

Harry Kane is a world class striker, I don’t think that’s debatable but is he the best player in the world? I don’t think so, stat padding in Bundesliga does not make the best player in the world.

Where was he in the World Cup for England?
Where was he for Bayern in the CL semi final?

Personally I had Lamine in mind but to my surprise the stats change before the day, Lamine had a huge chance to win but it’s unfortunate he didn’t not even Mbappe.

Harry Kane was just quite underrated to an extent according to some social media commentators but I don’t see that he didn’t perform more then the two other contenders at the top but Olise was more deserving I my general opinion but he didn’t get change to be at the top.

[yixichloro2xx]

I want to thank you all for your participation and contribution in this thread. I will be locking it now since we have gotten our Winner last night.

Will reopen or create a new one for the 2027 Ballon d'or by next year,  because this season is just getting started ......

Congratulations to our 2026 Ballon d'or winner HARRY KANE ⭐