Only 28 points separated Bayern star Harry Kane from Kylian Mbappé in the Ballon d'Or election.
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Harry Kane was named the best footballer in the world and won the Ballon d'Or ahead of Kylian Mbappé.
It was a thriller for the Golden Ball: Harry Kane was named the best footballer in the world on Monday. The organizers of the Ballon d'Or had already made it clear that there had been an exciting and very close duel between the Bayern star and Kylian Mbappé. Now it is clear how narrowly Kane prevailed against Mbappé. The trade magazine “France Football” and the French daily newspaper “L'Équipe” published the detailed voting figures on Friday evening.
The result: Only 28 points separated Kane from Mbappé. The Englishman collected a total of 1,055 points, while the French superstar from Real Madrid scored 1,027 points. This makes the election one of the closest decisions in the history of the Ballon d’Or. For comparison: In the 2024 election, Rodri prevailed with 1,170 points against Vinícius Júnior, who received 1,129 points.
Spain's 18-year-old super talent Lamine Yamal came in third. The Barcelona star received the highest rating from 13 journalists, but only received a total of 881 points. The gap to Kane: 174 points. He is followed by Rodri with 726 points and Lionel Messi with 612 points. Another Bayern star also made it into the top 10: Michael Olise ended up in ninth place with 296 points.
For Kane, the Golden Ball is the crowning achievement of his career. After his first major team titles in Munich, the most important individual award is now in his collection.
The voting results of the top 10 at a glance
Harry Kane (33/Bayern): 1,055 points
Kylian Mbappé (27/Real Madrid): 1,027 points
Lamine Yamal (19/Barcelona): 881 points
Rodri (30/Barcelona): 726 points
Lionel Messi (39/Inter Miami): 612 points
Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia (25/PSG): 541 points
Ousmane Dembélé (29/PSG): 418 points
Erling Haaland (26/Manchester City): 378 points
Michael Olise (24/Bayern): 296 points
Fabian Ruiz (30/PSG): 201 points

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