Ballon d’Or 2026: Organisers reveal Kane’s winning margin over Mbappé

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane beat Kylian Mbappé to the 2026 Ballon d’Or by an exceptionally narrow margin, with the gap reportedly smaller than the 41-point difference between Rodri and Vinícius Júnior in 2024.
Vincent Garcia, editor of France Football, which oversees the prestigious award, disclosed this after Kane was crowned the winner at a ceremony held at the London Palladium on Monday evening.
Speaking to French newspaper L’Équipe after the ceremony, Garcia said the contest between the two leading contenders was decided by a remarkably small point difference.
France Football will unveil the comprehensive voting results on Saturday.
Garcia said, “The points gap between Ka...