On 26 October 2026, the 70th Ballon d’Or ceremony organised by France Football was held
in London. Bayern Munich and England forward Harry Kane was named the world’s best player of the year,
beating Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé in the voting to become the first Englishman to win the award
since Michael Owen in 2001. On the women’s side, Alexia Putellas claimed the award for the third
time in her career.
The ceremony and red carpet brought together some of football’s biggest icons — the other awards
were presented by Ronaldo, Andriy Shevchenko, Rafael Benítez, Patrick Vieira, Sophie Turner and Michael Owen.
Player of the YearHarry KaneBayern Munich / England
Best Young PlayerLamine YamalBarcelona / Spain
Best GoalkeeperUnai SimónAthletic Bilbao / Spain
Club of the YearPSGFrance
All awards of the night
| Men’s Ballon d’Or | Harry Kane (Bayern Munich / England) |
| Women’s Ballon d’Or | Alexia Putellas (London City Lionesses, Barcelona / Spain) |
| Best Young Player (men) | Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain) |
| Best Young Player (women) | Vicky López (Barcelona / Spain) |
| Best Goalkeeper (men) | Unai Simón (Athletic Bilbao / Spain) |
| Best Goalkeeper (women) | Cata Coll (Barcelona / Spain) |
| Coach of the Year (men) | Luis de la Fuente (Spain national team) |
| Coach of the Year (women) | Pere Romeu (Barcelona / Spain) |
| Men’s Club of the Year | PSG (France) |
| Women’s Club of the Year | Barcelona (Spain) |
| Top Scorer (men) | Harry Kane (Bayern Munich / England) |
| Top Scorer (women) | Charlyn Corral (Pachuca / Mexico) |
| Socrates Award | Bukayo Saka (Arsenal / England) |
Source: France Football / Ballon d’Or 2026 official ceremony, London.
