Harry Kane won Ballon d'Or by just 28 points from Kylian Mbappe
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Key Points:
- Harry Kane won the men's Ballon d'Or by a narrow margin of 28 points over second-placed Kylian Mbappe, one of the closest finishes in the award's history.
- Kane, the England captain and Bayern Munich striker, earned 1,055 points, while Mbappe, playing for Real Madrid, received 1,027 points.
- Kane is the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001, with Spain's Lamine Yamal finishing third with 881 points.
- The 28-point margin is the smallest since Lionel Messi's seven-point win in 2019, and the award has been decided by just one point on two previous occasions.
- Mbappe may draw inspiration from Ronaldo, who narrowly lost in 1996 but later won the Ballon d'Or twice and presented Kane with the award in London.
