"Despite being in the form of his life, the England striker ranked only 13th in September at the 2025 Ballon d'Or awards and has never finished higher than 10th in the prestigious list. In the month since Paris St-Germain's Ousmane Dembele was named the world's best player in Paris, it feels like Kane has elevated his game to an even higher, previously unthinkable level."
"Kane is well aware that maintaining his scoring run, winning Europe's biggest club competition, and helping England triumph at the World Cup next summer, will make him a frontrunner for the 2026 Ballon d'Or. "I would love to win it for sure, it would be an accumulation of doing something great individually and as a team," said the former Tottenham Hotspur hero earlier this month. "It would be almost the perfect season.""
Harry Kane ended a long trophy drought this year when Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga, enabling ambition for further major honours with club and country. The 32-year-old reached 20 goals in 12 club games after scoring in Bayern's 4-0 Champions League win at Club Brugge. Kane became the fastest player this century to reach 100 goals for a top-five league club in 104 games and has 105 goals in 108 matches. Despite past Ballon d'Or placings no higher than tenth, sustained scoring, Champions League success, and an England World Cup victory would boost his 2026 Ballon d'Or chances.
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