The 2026 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony took place in London, where Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane won the men’s player of the year award. The England international surpassed Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal to claim the honor. Kane earned the accolade after scoring 73 goals in 65 matches during the 2025/26 season. He became the first English player in 25 years to win world football’s most prestigious individual award since Michael Owen.
In the women’s category, Alexia Putellas won the Ballon d’Or for the third time. The Spanish player played a crucial role in helping Barcelona secure four titles last season before moving to London City Lioness.
Meanwhile, Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal won the Kopa Trophy for best young player for the third consecutive time. However, the Barcelona star expressed that his teammate, Pau Cubarsi, was more deserving of the award. Spain national team coach Luis de la Fuente also received recognition after being named Best Men’s Coach. He earned the award thanks to leading Spain to victory at the 2026 FIFA World Cup held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. A total of 13 awards were presented to players, coaches, and clubs at the ceremony to acknowledge outstanding performances in football.
Winners Lists
- Men’s Kopa Trophy: Lamine Yamal
- Women’s Kopa Trophy: Vicky Lopez
- Men’s Manager of the Year Award: Luis de la Fuente
- Women’s Manager of the Year Award: Pere Romeu
- Men’s Goalkeeper Award: Unai Simon
- Women’s Goalkeeper Award: Cata Coll
- Socrates Award: Bukayo Saka
- Best Team of the Year Award: PSG
- Men’s Gerd Muller Award: Harry Kane
- Women’s Gerd Muller Award: Charlyn Corral
- Women’s Ballon d’Or: Alexia Putellas
- Men’s Ballon d’Or: Harry Kane
- Best Women’s Club of the Year: Barcelona Femini
RANKING – Ballon d’Or 2026
- Harry Kane
- Kylian Mbappe
- Lamine Yamal
- Rodri
- Lionel Messi
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
- Ousmane Dembele
- Erling Haaland
- Michael Olise
- Fabian Ruiz
- Jude Bellingham
- Pau Cubarsi
- Achraf Hakimi
- Vitinha
- Declan Rice
- Ferran Torres
- Vinicius Junior
- Marc Cucurella
- Joao Neves
- Willian Pacho
- Gabriel Magalhaes
- Lautaro Martinez
- Nuno Mendes
- Luis Diaz
- Marquinhos
- Dayot Upamecano
- Bruno Fernandes
- Julian Quinones
- William Saliba
- Sadio Mane
