Three England players nominated for Ballon d'Or award

Summarised from Evening Standard's report · Updated 26 Oct, 09:31 · Archive

Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice have been nominated for the 2026 Ballon d'Or.

Three England players have been named among the 30 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d'Or award. Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice are in contention for the accolade, with Kane viewed as a frontrunner. The ceremony will take place in London on 26 October, the first time the event has been hosted in the English capital.

The last English player to win the award was Michael Owen in 2001, when he received 176 points at the age of 22. Owen had helped Liverpool win a treble in the 2000/01 season, winning the FA Cup, UEFA Cup and League Cup, and scored 24 goals that season, including twice in the FA Cup final. Four Englishmen have won the Ballon d'Or in total. Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard came close in 2005, finishing second and third respectively.

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• Who was the last English player to win Ballon d'Or - and when was it?Four Englishmen have won the Ballon d’Or - but there has been a long wait since the lastEvening Standard · 26 Oct, 07:15

In this story: Harry Kane · Jude Bellingham · Declan Rice · Michael Owen · Real Madrid · Arsenal · Liverpool · London

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