Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane delivers emotional acceptance speech
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has won football's most prestigious individual prize, beating Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.
Key points
- Kane has developed even more in the Bundesliga despite an uneven league.
- The England captain ends his country's 25-year wait for the prestigious award after scoring 73 goals for club and country last season, beating competition from Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe.
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has won football's most prestigious individual prize, beating Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.
Harry Kane became the first Englishman in 25 years to win the Ballon d’Or on Monday.
Kane scored 73 goals for club and country last campaign and smashed scoring records at the World Cup, where he captained England to a third-place finish.
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