Harry Kane 2026 Ballon D'Or winner

[Sarnia Cherie]

Well deserved win for Harry Kane. A great footballer and a decent family man. A positive role model for young lads today.

Edited Monday at 22:56 by Sarnia Cherie
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[Turkish]

Well deserved like you say a great role model 

[Sir Ralph]

Top bloke well deserved

[Lighthouse]

Thoroughly deserved, you have to say. In an alternate universe he might well have ended up playing for us, if J Rod hadn’t landed awkwardly at the Etihad.

[SNSUN]

Well deserved - I really don't think he could have done much more over the last year or two to prove he's one of the very best in the game. I would have put Mbappe close but to be a traditional centre forward and bang in as many as he has done is amazing. And, as has been said, he is a good role model, family man and seems to be quite humble. Every now and again I point out to the wife that the only club he's played for and never scored for is Norwich. I'll remind her again in the morning. 

[Colinjb]

Amazing, from dodgy loan spells at Leicester, Norwich and Millwall to utterly catching fire.

A model pro and credit to our country. One of the best players in our nation's history.

[Nordic Saint]

Thoroughly deserved. He is a fantastic footballer. He's so much more than just a goal scorer. His passing is sublime, he reads the game so well and he inspires the players around him. This year, we're really getting to see just how good his technical ability is now that he's playing in a deeper role.

What a great role model he is. 

 

Edited Tuesday at 00:58 by Nordic Saint

[BarberSaint]

1 hour ago, Nordic Saint said:

Thoroughly deserved. He is a fantastic footballer. He's so much more than just a goal scorer. His passing is sublime, he reads the game so well and he inspires the players around him. This year, we're really getting to see just how good his technical ability is now that he's playing in a deeper role.

What a great role model he is. 

 

Has the same goal celebration as J-Rod (the one where he jumps up).

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Good achievement. Did Finn Azaz come second?

Also massive congratulations to Alexia Putellas of London City Lionesses for winning the women's award. Fantastic for the WSL.

[Kenilworthy1959]

Will always be grateful for the handball at Millwall in 2012 that gave us the winning penalty.

[whelk]

People keep saying he is a great role model but on the Spurs documentary series he swore a lot and I was quite upset.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

11 minutes ago, Kenilworthy1959 said:

Will always be grateful for the handball at Millwall in 2012 that gave us the winning penalty.

Seem to recall the ball was a few metres away from his hand, but let's keep quiet about that in case Boro decide it's worth of a retrospective points deduction.

[Turkish]

23 minutes ago, whelk said:

People keep saying he is a great role model but on the Spurs documentary series he swore a lot and I was quite upset.

good point, he's also a bit too white, male and hetrosexual to really inspire anyone. Also did anyone notice the skin colour of the people who finished second and third? Typical racist FIFA giving it to the white guy.

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Well deserved. He's been so consistent over the last two years.

[Tamesaint]

 

 

 

[Miltonaggro]

18 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

 

 

 

I actually thought that was kosher, until I saw it was in the Guardian. 

[iansums]

Agree with all of this, thoroughly deserved. A mention too for Bukayo Saka and his 'Socrates' award, another great role model.

[iansums]

2 hours ago, whelk said:

People keep saying he is a great role model but on the Spurs documentary series he swore a lot and I was quite upset.

I thought you were uspet because he didn't say 'cunt'.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

42 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

 

 

 

While Bree is deservedly the first player to get the award while playing for Saints, he's not the first Saints player to have won it, with Keegan getting it twice in the '70s (78 and 79).

Also, we got the reflected glory of winner George Weah's definite cousin Ali Dia playing for us.

I wonder if they'd already decided on Bree before yet another cracking goal at the weekend.

[St Louis]

Did you know... Harry Kane was once on loan at Saints?
At least, according to John Motson and MOTD 🤔
 

 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

13 minutes ago, St Louis said:

Did you know... Harry Kane was once on loan at Saints?
At least, according to John Motson and MOTD 🤔
 

 

We taught him all he knows.
Or rather, our defence gave him all the confidence he would ever need. 🙂

[Turkish]

24 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

We taught him all he knows.
Or rather, our defence gave him all the confidence he would ever need. 🙂

All that time on the training ground with Lee Barnard and Tandari Lee paying off

[Saint Matty 76]

Seems a really good bloke and definitely the best English player of my lifetime.

A huge shame he's never got over the line internationally, and always disappointed somewhat in the big moments, but you'd assume he has one (perhaps two) more opportunity/opportunities to correct that.

If he can finish his career with an international trophy and a Champions League, he probably goes down as the best English footballer ever?

[Lord Duckhunter]

36 minutes ago, Saint Matty 76 said:

If he can finish his career with an international trophy and a Champions League, he probably goes down as the best English footballer ever?

Nowhere near. 
 

 

[bpsaint]

12 hours ago, Colinjb said:

Amazing, from dodgy loan spells at Leicester, Norwich and Millwall to utterly catching fire.

A model pro and credit to our country. One of the best players in our nation's history.

Also featured against us for Leyton Orient up at Brisbane Road in 2011. Little did anyone know he’d be voted the best player in the world 15 years later.

Shame he doesn’t have more trophies to his name, he deserves them. Hopefully he can lift the European Championship at Wembley in 2 years.

[Oldandtired]

9 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Nowhere near. 
 

 

Popped out from under the bridge I see.

[pingpong]

4 hours ago, Turkish said:

good point, he's also a bit too white, male and hetrosexual to really inspire anyone. Also did anyone notice the skin colour of the people who finished second and third? Typical racist FIFA giving it to the white guy.

He does tick the disability box though. They gave it to a black player last year.

[Willo of Whiteley]

22 hours ago, Sarnia Cherie said:

Well deserved win for Harry Kane. A great footballer and a decent family man. A positive role model for young lads today.

This entirely! 👏🏻

[Draino76]

On 27/10/2026 at 08:08, whelk said:

People keep saying he is a great role model but on the Spurs documentary series he swore a lot and I was quite upset.

Swearing, although sometimes is upsetting, is useful to the user to add further emphasis on the point he/she/ they are trying to make. 

Swearing at times is also useful if you are trying to have a conversation with someone who is of a lower social demographic to yourself. 

I can provide examples if required. 

 

Edited 12 hours ago by Draino76

[Channons Windmill]

Harry Kane. First Ballon d’or winner to have come on as sub vs Yeovil Town.

[Saint_John]

I thought Harry's hand of god in the 88th min when he was on loan at Millwall was the best.

That was the season when we went up second, but had been showing signs of the pressure and WHU were getting close in 3rd.

Well done Harry a 88min Pen to win the game for us.  

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