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Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas won the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards respectively as the 2026 ceremony concluded at the London Palladium in England on Monday.
The 70th edition of the awards recognised outstanding performances in men’s and women’s football, with honours also presented to the best young players, goalkeepers, coaches and clubs, among others.
Below is the full list of winners and rankings from this year’s ceremony.
BALLON D’OR WINNERS
Men’s Ballon d’Or – Harry Kane
Women’s Ballon d’Or – Alexia Putellas
OTHER AWARD WINNERS
Men’s Young Talent of the Year – Lamine Yamal
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Women’s Young Talent of the Year – Vicky Lopez
Women’s Coach of the Year – Pere Romeu
Men’s Coach of the Year – Luis de la Fuente
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year – Cata Coll
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year – Unai Simon
Women’s Club of the Year – FC Barcelona Femení
Men’s Club of the Year – PSG
Sócrates Award – Bukayo Saka
Men’s Gerd Müller Trophy – Harry Kane
Women’s Gerd Müller Trophy – Charlyn Corral
MEN’S BALLON D’OR RANKINGS
#1 Harry Kane
#2 Kylian Mbappé
#3 Lamine Yamal
#4 Rodri
#5 Lionel Messi
#6 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
#7 Ousmane Dembélé
#8 Erling Haaland
#9 Michael Olise
#10 Fabián Ruiz
11 – Jude Bellingham
12 – Pau Cubarsí
13 – Achraf Hakimi
14 – Vitinha
15 – Declan Rice
16 – Ferran Torres
17 – Vinícius Júnior
18 – Marc Cucurella
19 – João Neves
20 – Willian Pacho
21 – Gabriel Magalhães
22 – Lautaro Martínez
23 – Nuno Mendes
24 – Luis Díaz
25 – Marquinhos
26 – Dayot Upamecano
27 – Bruno Fernandes
28 – Julián Quiñones
29 – William Saliba
29 – Sadio Mané
WOMEN’S BALLON D’OR RANKINGS
#1 Alexia Putellas
#2 Ewa Pajor
#3 Khadija Shaw
#4 Melchie Dumornay
#5 Patri Guijarro
#6 Caroline Graham Hansen
#7 Pernille Harder
#8 Claudia Pina
#9 Alessia Russo
#10 Temwa Chawinga
11 – Yui Hasegawa
12 – Klara Bühl
13 – Mariona Caldentey
14 – Wendie Renard
15 – Cata Coll
16 – Mapi León
17 – Esmee Brugts
18 – Barbra Banda
19 – Tessa Wullaert
20 – Selma Bacha
21 – Scarlett Camberos
22 – Manaka Matsukubo
23 – Momoko Tanikawa
24 – Kerstin Casparij
25 – Caroline Weir
26 – Alex Greenwood
27 – Rose Lavelle
28 – Lorena
28 – Melvine Malard
28 – Vivianne Miedema (PUNCH)
