Golden Ball 2026: “Prince” Harry, yes we Kane!

With 73 goals and 9 assists in 65 matches with Bayern Munich and England in the 2025-2026 season, Harry Kane signed one of the most prolific campaigns in the history of modern football. Crowned German champion, winner of the German Cup and the German Super Cup, the English striker saw his exceptional season crowned by the most prestigious individual distinction in football. He received the Ballon d’Or this evening in London.

For years, we have attached to the name of Harry Kane the image of the magnificent loser, the cursed serial scorer, separated from the summits by the irony of fate. During the 2025-2026 season, in all competitions, the Englishman panicked the scorers with a staggering total of 74 goals and 9 assists in the Bavarian jersey and with the Three Lions. An almost superhuman efficiency which silenced the slightest hint of protest. In the Bundesliga as on the European and international scene, he transformed opposing defenses into a field of ruins. Far from confining himself to the simple role of surface fox, Kane recalled that he was the perfect prototype of the modern striker. A cold-blooded killer in the zone of truth supported by a vision of the game which allowed him to distill 9 assists for his partners throughout this stratospheric campaign.

By eclipsing the competition at the end of a masterful calendar year, Harry Kane offers Bayern Munich a new Ballon d’Or and sweeps away the old refrains from his trophy cabinet. It is no longer the story of an exceptional player chasing his shadow, but that of an absolute model of resilience and professionalism. At 33 years old, the “Hurri-kane” ended up taking everything in his path. A logical, indisputable triumph, and oh so deserved. This Ballon d’Or thus closes a long parenthesis of frustrations and definitively places Harry Kane in the pantheon of world football.

Yaya SOW