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Harry Kane tops Ballon d’Or betting after scoring streak

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC · How we work

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Harry Kane Favoured

Harry Kane is the favourite for the Ballon d’Or at Monday’s London ceremony.
He has scored in ten straight Champions League matches, second-longest after Cristiano Ronaldo’s eleven.
He has ten goals and seven assists in eleven games this season.
Kane holds the English record of fourteen goals in one Champions League campaign.
A win would be a Ballon d’Or for a Bundesliga player since Kaka in 2007 and Bayern’s first since 1981.

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Bayern Unbeaten Streak Ends

The 2-2 draw snapped Bayern's 39-game unbeaten run at the Allianz Arena in group-stage matches.
Joshua Kimmich missed the match after a death in his immediate family.
Michael Olise was suspended, depriving Bayern of an in-form winger for the tie.
Bukayo Saka limped off with a quad injury, casting doubt on his upcoming availability.
Arsenal became only the second team to avoid defeat at Bayern's home since 2013.

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Henry Hosts Ballon

Thierry Henry and Kate Scott co-host the 2026 Ballon d’Or at London Palladium on Oct 26.
It is the first Ballon d’Or outside Paris and honors Sir Stanley Matthews.
Voting uses one journalist from each top-100 men’s and top-50 women’s FIFA nations.
The ceremony streams free on ballondor.com and broadcasts worldwide via DAZN.
Harry Kane receives the Gerd Müller Trophy for 73 goals this season.

History

Historical Context

In 2007 Kaká won the Ballon d’Or, the first award after France Football opened voting to non-UEFA clubs and the first winner since Bayern’s Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1981, the last Bundesliga player to claim it. Kaká secured 444 votes, ending an era soon dominated by Messi and Ronaldo, and his success fuels debate as Harry Kane seeks the first Bundesliga-based Ballon d’Or in 17 years.

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Harry Kane Favoured

Harry Kane is the favourite for the Ballon d’Or at Monday’s London ceremony.
He has scored in ten straight Champions League matches, second-longest after Cristiano Ronaldo’s eleven.
He has ten goals and seven assists in eleven games this season.
Kane holds the English record of fourteen goals in one Champions League campaign.
A win would be a Ballon d’Or for a Bundesliga player since Kaka in 2007 and Bayern’s first since 1981.

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