Harry Kane takes a cautious stance on the knighthood question
Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane said he is open to the idea of a knighthood, which has come up since he won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, but he would find the title a bit strange. The English player said he would prefer to keep his name as Harry for now.
Bayern Munich forward and England captain Harry Kane responded to talk of a knighthood after winning the 2026 Ballon d'Or. Kane received the award at a glittering ceremony on Monday evening and became the first Englishman to win it since Michael Owen in 2001. For Bayern, he became the first player to take the award since Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1981.
The 33-year-old played 51 matches in all competitions last season and scored 61 goals. Kane led England to the semi-finals of the World Cup and won the Bundesliga title for the second year in a row. On the day he first took the field as the official best player in the world, he watched Bayern's DFB-Pokal win over Magdeburg from the bench.
Kane did not close the door on a knighthood, saying "I won't say no." However, he added that being called "Sir" by everyone would make him feel strange. For now, he thinks he should remain Harry.
Whether he wants it or not, Kane, England's fifth Ballon d'Or winner, looks set to keep attracting attention from both political and royal circles.
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