Harry Kane becomes first English winner of Ballon d'Or in 25 years

Harry Kane has become the first English winner of the Ballon d'Or in 25 years, honoured at a ceremony in London. Michael Owen was the last England player to receive the individual award, in 2001. The award recognised Kane's 73-goal haul for club and country last season, as chosen by French magazine France Football. Alexia Putellas of London City Lionesses also claimed a record-equalling third women's Ballon d'Or. The Spain international captained Barcelona to a quadruple last season, including Champions League success, and later joined London City Lionesses.

• Harry Kane is the first English Ballon d'Or winner in 25 years
• Kane scored 73 goals for club and country last season
• Alexia Putellas equals the record with a third women's Ballon d'Or
• Putellas captained Barcelona to a quadruple and joined London City Lionesses

► Subscribe to Sky Sports News: http://bit.ly/SkySportsNewsSub ► Watch Sky Sports with NOW: https://bit.ly/NOWSkySportsYT Harry Kane has become the first English winner of the Ballon d'Or in 25 years after being honoured at a ceremony in London. Michael Owen was the last player from England to receive the prestigious individual accolade in 2001, but Kane's incredible 73-goal haul last season for club and country earned him the award from French magazine France Football. Bayern Munich forward Kane was a popular winner in the capital and has followed in the footsteps of Sir Stanley Matthews, Sir Bobby Charlton, Kevin Keegan and Owen as a Ballon d'Or winner from England. Meanwhile, London City Lionesses star Alexia Putellas claimed a record-equalling third women's Ballon d'Or. The Spain international captained Barcelona to a quadruple last season, including Champions League glory, as she scored 26 goals and provided 15 assists for club and country. The 32-year-old then sensationally joined London City Lionesses in one of the biggest transfers in WSL history. #SkySportsNews #SkySports #ballondor ► For the latest developments on this story: https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/topstories ► For the latest transfer news: https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/TransferCentre More from Sky Sports on YouTube: ► Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Sky Sports Boxing: http://bit.ly/SSBoxingSub ► Sky Sports Cricket: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyCricket ► Sky Sports Darts: https://bit.ly/SubSkySportsDarts ► Sky Sports Football: http://bit.ly/SSFootballSub ► Sky Sports F1: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyF1 ► Sky Sports Golf: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsGolf ► Sky Sports Premier League: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsPL ► Sky Sports Retro: http://bit.ly/SkySportsRetroSub ► Sky Sports WSL: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsWSL ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skysportsnews ► X: https://x.com/SkySportsNews ► Website: https://www.skysports.com ► To enquire about licensing Sky Sports content, you can find out more here: https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/31754/11434270/license-sky-sports-footage