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Caribbean Olise fan and Kane's narrow lead over Mbappé: what Ballon d'Or votes reveal
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Kane's Ballon d'Or win over Mbappé was closer than expected; full voting breakdown reveals surprising patterns.
The complete Ballon d'Or voting results have been published, showing how narrowly Harry Kane finished ahead of Kylian Mbappé for the award. The ceremony organizers had hinted at the tight margin between the two immediately after the gala, and the full breakdown now reveals interesting insights into how voters distributed their votes across the candidates.
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- 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
- Kane's lead over Mbappé and Caribbean Olise fan: Full Ballon d'Or resultsKicker
- Caribbean Olise fan and Kane's narrow lead over Mbappé: what Ballon d'Or votes revealKickerThis article
- Ballon d'Or voting revealed: Harry Kane beat Kylian Mbappe by only 28 pointsThe Athletic
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- Harry Kane beats Kylian Mbappé to the Ballon d'Or by one of the smallest margins everMailOnline
- 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
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