Jonathan O :
Harry Kane should win the Ballon d’Or because he had an unbelievable season and put up numbers that are hard to ignore. For Bayern Munich, he scored 61 goals and had 7 assists in 51 games, including 36 goals and 5 assists in the Bundesliga, 14 goals and 2 assists in the Champions League, and 10 goals in the DFB-Pokal. He also scored a hat-trick in the DFB-Pokal final against Stuttgart to help Bayern win the cup. Bayern won the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and German Super Cup, and Kane won the European Golden Shoe after scoring more league goals than anyone else in Europe. For England, he scored 12 goals and had 1 assist, including 6 goals at the World Cup. He scored twice against Croatia in the opening game, scored against Paraguay, scored twice against DR Congo, and scored against Mexico. England made it all the way to the semi-finals, where they lost 2–1 to Argentina, and then finished third after beating France 6–4. Overall, Kane finished the season with 73 goals and 8 assists in 65 games for Bayern and England, which was the second-most goals in a season by any player since 2000, behind only Messi’s 82. He also reached the Champions League semi-finals with Bayern and won three trophies with the club. The biggest problem for Kane is that he plays in the Bundesliga, and some people may not value his league goals as highly as goals scored in leagues like the Premier League or La Liga. He also did not win the Champions League or the World Cup, which could hurt him when voters compare him with players who won those competitions. But when you look at his 73 goals, 8 assists, three trophies, Golden Shoe, 14 Champions League goals, 36 Bundesliga goals, World Cup goals, and how far he went in every competition, Kane has a very strong argument that he should win the Ballon d’Or over Lamine Yamal.
2026-09-26 21:49:33