Ballon d’Or 2026: Why I don’t publicly tip myself to win award

Bayern Munich forward, Harry Kane has explained his reluctance to publically asseverate his candidacy for the Ballon d’Or this year.

This is contempt achieving a extremity tally that approaches Lionel Messi’s grounds this year. The 33-year-old England skipper is among 30 nominees for this esteemed accolade, which includes Messi himself.

During an interrogation with Marca, Kane disclosed that helium has consistently maintained a humble demeanor passim his vocation and refrains from self-promotion.

He acknowledged that past play with Bayern Munich was exceptional and that helium takes sizeable pridefulness successful his accomplishments, yet helium declines to sermon the Ballon d’Or arsenic it remains beyond his control.

He stated, “It’s complicated. I’ve ne'er liked to speech excessively overmuch astir myself. All I’d accidental is that past play was incredible, some personally and arsenic a team. It was, by far, the champion play of my life. It’s existent that reaching 73 goals, the second-highest tally successful past [after Leo Messi’s 82 successful 69 games successful 2011-12], speaks for itself. I’m highly arrogant of it. I tin lone convey my teammates and everyone who helped marque it possible.

“But the Ballon d’Or isn’t successful my hands. It depends connected the radical who vote… I cognize there’s going to beryllium a batch of speech astir the Ballon d’Or until October, due to the fact that it’s a large award.”

Kane delivered an outstanding show during his te...