"I would love to win the Ballon d'Or. Essentially it is a team trophy that the best individual from that team wins, so it is going to be a Champions League winner or a World Cup winner ... It would be an accumulation of doing something great individually and as a team. It would be almost the perfect season,"
"And France Football has often been criticized for reducing the prestigious award to a popularity contest, especially during the time of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Despite scintillating performances and winning apex competitions like the UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup, players like Franck Ribery and Manuel Neuer were snubbed in the past. Robert Lewandowski was another unfortunate player to have missed out on the Golden Ball as FF axed the entire award due to the pandemic."
"With a stellar start to the season already, Harry Kane is looking to change things as he sets his eyes on the Golden Ball. The last person to win the Ballon d'Or as a Bayern Munich athlete was Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1981. This time with the British and German PR behind him, can a continental victory aid Harry Kane in bringing the Golden Ball to Munich after a wait of 45 years ?"
Harry Kane aims to win the Ballon d'Or and views it as recognition that combines individual excellence with major team success like the Champions League or World Cup. Recent Ballon d'Or winners have come from continental champions, reinforcing the link between team trophies and individual recognition. Bayern Munich has often been overlooked by France Football despite past top-level performances, and the award has been criticized as influenced by popularity. Franck Ribery, Manuel Neuer and Robert Lewandowski are cited as notable Bayern players who missed out. The last Bayern Ballon d'Or winner was Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1981, a 45-year gap.
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