Ballon d’Or hangover? Hold in there just a little longer, as a result of final night time’s ceremony has left us with a number of extra fascinating speaking factors.
🤔 Somewhat dig from Harry Kane at his rivals?
“Work arduous in silence. Let success be your noise. 🏆,” Harry Kane wrote on social media after successful the 2026 Ballon d’Or.
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The message, which seemed very very like it had been rigorously thought out and ready upfront, appears like a thinly veiled dig at Mbappé and Lamine Yamal, who haven’t hesitated to stake their declare to the award each time they’ve had the prospect.
📊 The closest Ballon d’Or race in historical past
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“The race between Kane and Mbappé was extremely tight. The hole was even smaller than the 41 factors between Rodri and Vinicius in 2024, and that was already a really slim margin. Mbappé led for a very long time, however Kane in the end got here out on prime,” explains Vincent García, editor-in-chief of France Soccer.
🧤 A goalkeeper lastly wins it
Loads of folks on X have joked that Harry Kane can be the primary goalkeeper to win the Ballon d’Or since Lev Yashin in 1963.
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All of it goes again to that Tottenham–Asteras Tripolis Europa League match in 2004, when he needed to placed on the gloves after Lloris was injured.
🤔 A controversial award?
Let’s not overlook that Harry Kane is the one Ballon d’Or winner within the final 30 years by no means to have received a world trophy with both his nationwide workforce or any of his golf equipment.
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A quirk or an injustice?
🇫🇷 In the meantime… PSG received
In essentially the most parallel of universes through the Ballon d’Or ceremony, PSG beat Olympique Lyonnais to go prime of Ligue 1.
Gorgeous targets from Mayulu and Godts.
📺 Which matches do you have to watch at this time?
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19:00 Pinatar-Elche (Copa del Rey)
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19:00 Sestao River-Espanyol (Copa del Rey)
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20:45 Borussia Dortmund-Werder Bremen (Pokal)
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21:00 Alcázar-Málaga (Copa del Rey)
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21:00 Manacor-Villarreal (Copa del Rey)
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21:00 Recreativo-Rayo Vallecano (Copa del Rey)
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21:00 Fleetwood-Arsenal (EFL Cup)
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