{"id":374614,"date":"2026-10-28T17:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374614"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:04:08","slug":"ballon-dor-award-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ballon-dor-award-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d\u2019Or Award 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><b>News: <\/b>Harry Kane was crowned the Ballon d\u2019Or Award 2026 winner, while Spain\u2019s Alexia Putellas won the women\u2019s award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About the Ballon d\u2019Or Award 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 331px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS8gZIsniv8mvgGcEFGyaK-zMWAr1bvnrDjHcQsjS1b1Q&amp;s\" alt=\"Ballon d'Or Award 2026\" width=\"331\" height=\"248\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Guardian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ballon d\u2019Or Award 2026 <\/b>has been won by <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Harry Kane, the Bayern Munich and England striker<\/strong>.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harry Kane is the<\/span><b> first Englishman to win the prestigious award in 25 years, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">after <strong>Michael Owen won it in 2001.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Alexia Putellas from Spain<\/strong> won the Women\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or for the third time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>About the<\/strong> <b>Ballon d\u2019Or Award:<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is the<strong> highest individual honour in football.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It <strong>honors the best football players worldwide<\/strong> based on their performances during the previous season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Conferred by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It has been presented <\/span><b>annually by France Football.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Instituted year: It was first awarded in 1956<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and was initially restricted to European players.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1995, eligibility expanded to include all players active in European clubs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By 2007,<\/span><b> it became a global award open to all professional footballers worldwide.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Selected by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The winner of the Ballon d\u2019Or is chosen by<\/span><b> an international panel of journalists.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Basis of selection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is given on the basis of:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Individual performances, decisive and impressive character.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Team performances and achievements.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Process of selection: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each country in the top 100 of the FIFA rankings is <strong>represented by one journalist on the voting panel.<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Jurors rank their top ten players,<\/strong> and points are assigned according to these rankings to determine the final winner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>New categories:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> New categories have been introduced this year 2025, including- <\/span><b>Women\u2019s Yashin Trophy, the Women\u2019s Gerd M\u00fcller Trophy, and the Women\u2019s Kopa Trophy,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to celebrate the achievements of female players.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Notable Winners:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Lionel Messi holds the record for the most Ballon d\u2019Or titles, having won eight times.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award five times.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Harry Kane was crowned the Ballon d\u2019Or Award 2026 winner, while Spain\u2019s Alexia Putellas won the women\u2019s award. About the Ballon d\u2019Or Award 2026 Ballon d\u2019Or Award 2026 has been won by Harry Kane, the Bayern Munich and England striker. 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