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Football: Ballon d'Or 2026 Key Winners

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The 70th edition of the annual football awards ceremony took place at the London Palladium on 26 October 2026.

The headline winners from the event included:

Men's Ballon d'Or: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich / England) won the top prize after scoring 73 goals across the 2025/26 season. He narrowly defeated Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé (2nd) and Barcelona's Lamine Yamal (3rd).
Women's Ballon d'Or: Alexia Putellas (London City Lionesses / Spain) captured the trophy for the third time in her career.
Kopa Trophy (Best Young Player): Lamine Yamal (Spain) won the award for the third consecutive year.
Socrates Award (Humanitarian Work): Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) was honoured for his charity work with organisations such as Big Shoe.
Men's Coach of the Year: Luis de la Fuente (Spain).
Women's Coach of the Year: Pere Romeu (Barcelona).

Official Website: ‘www.ballondor.com’

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