Award won
Harry Kane beats Kylian Mbappé to the Ballon d'Or by one of the smallest margins ever
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Kane won the Ballon d'Or with 1,055 points, edging Mbappé by one of the smallest margins in the award's history.
Harry Kane has won the Ballon d'Or, topping the vote with 1,055 points from an international jury of 100 journalists. The England captain's triumph came by one of the smallest margins in the award's history, with Kylian Mbappé finishing as runner-up.
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UK timesStrong161 reports from 24 outlets. First reported by Evening Standard, Sun 09:39. The 9 newest are listed here.
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- The Guardian
- BBC Sport
- Sky Sports
- Kicker
- The Athletic
- Voetbal International
- Marca
- Diario AS
- RMC Sport
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- CBS Sports
- The i Paper
- talkSPORT
- Evening Standard
- Mundo Deportivo
- Corriere dello Sport
- Ben Jacobs
- Mirror
- MailOnline
- Ballon d'Or votes revealed as Harry Kane beats Kylian Mbappe by one of smallest ever marginstalkSPORT
- Ballon d'Or scores published as Harry Kane's slender winning margin revealedMirror
- Caribbean Olise fan and Kane's narrow lead over Mbappé: what Ballon d'Or votes revealKicker
- Ballon d'Or voting revealed: Harry Kane beat Kylian Mbappe by only 28 pointsThe Athletic
- Harry Kane beats Kylian Mbappé to the Ballon d'Or by one of the smallest margins everMailOnlineThis article
4 more reports
- Ballon d'Or: Kane beats Mbappé by 28 pointsSky Sport Italia
- Kane beat Mbappé to Ballon d'Or by one of smallest margins in historyESPN
- Ballon d'Or points totals revealed as Harry Kane pips Kylian Mbappe by fine marginEvening Standard
- Ballon d'Or votes published: Kane beat Mbappé by just 28 pointsVoetbal International
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