Summary
- Harry Kane becomes the first English winner in 25 years, while Alexia Putellas wins the women’s award.
- Lamine Yamal and Vicky López win the young talent awards.
- Pere Romeu and Luis de la Fuente win Coach of the Year.
- Spain’s Cata Coll and Unai Simón win Best Goalkeeper awards.
- Bukayo Saka wins the Sócrates Award for humanitarian work and social initiatives.
- Barcelona Women and Paris Saint-Germain win Club of the Year awards.
- Harry Kane and Charlyn Corral win Striker of the Year awards.
- Harry Kane is mistakenly announced as the premature winner, but he wasn’t the only one.
Men’s Ballon d’Or winner – Harry Kane
Women’s Ballon d’Or winner – Alexia Putellas
Men’s striker of the year – Harry Kane
Women’s striker of the year – Charlyn Corral
Men’s club of the year – Paris St-Germain
Women’s club of the year – Barcelona
Socrates Award winner – Bukayo Saka
Men’s goalkeeper of the year – Unai Simón
Women’s goalkeeper of the year – Cata Coll
Men’s coach of the year – Luis de la Fuente
Women’s coach of the year – Pere Romeu
Women’s young talent of the year winner – Vicky López
Men’s young talent of the year winner – Lamine Yamal
‘I’ve had to go through many ups and downs’
Ballon d’Or winner, Harry Kane
“Not many people would have thought it and maybe even myself wouldn’t have thought I’d be this far.
“I had to go through many ups and downs, especially early in my career. I was never the person that people thought was going to be the superstar like some of the guys now.
“I had to bide my time and work hard, a lot of times it was me against my own mind and I had to come through it. I had to show self-belief, determination. I think that grounded me, even when I did make it at the highest level to keep improving and keep getting better.
“No matter what I achieve, how many goals I score, winning the Ballon d’Or, it’s always about getting better. This is a showcase of that.”
