Harry Kane Wins the Ballon d'Or

The 70th owner of the world's most prestigious individual football award, the Ballon d'Or, has been determined. The ceremony took place at the Palladium Theatre in London, the capital of England. The ceremony was held outside Paris for the first time in honor of Stanley Matthews, the English player who won the first award in 1956. Heavy traffic in the city centre delayed the ceremony by 45 minutes.

In the voting, Real Madrid's French star Kylian Mbappe finished second, and Lamine Yamal, who wears the Barcelona shirt, finished third. In the women's category, Spain's Alexia Putellas won the award for the third time. Putellas won the Champions League with Barcelona last season and was transferred to London City Lionesses in the summer.

Harry Kane, at 33, became the first English player to win the award. Wearing the Bayern Munich shirt, Kane scored 61 goals in 51 matches last season, the most goals scored by a player in a single season in the club's history. He has scored 73 goals with the national team. He also scored 6 goals at the World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, and played a major role in England finishing third.

In his speech, Kane thanked his family, teammates and coaches. He also wished a speedy recovery to Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany, who was hospitalized last week after collapsing at the club's facilities. England national team head coach Thomas Tuchel congratulated Kane and said he sees him as the leader of the national team.