And his name is Harry Kane.
Following a glittering ceremony held in London, it was announced that the top soccer player for 2026 is Harry Kane, who became the 48th different player to receive this award!
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In detail:
1956 – Stanley Matthews / England / Blackpool
1957 – Alfredo Di Stéfano / Spain / Argentina / Real Madrid
1958 – Raymond Kopa / France / Real Madrid
1959 – Alfredo Di Stéfano / Spain / Argentina / Real Madrid
1960 – Luis Suárez / Spain / Barcelona
1961 – Omar Sivori / Italy / Argentina / Juventus
1962 – Josef Masopust / Czechoslovakia / Dukla Prague
1963 – Lev Yashin / Soviet Union / Dynamo Moscow
1964 – Denis Law / Scotland / Manchester United
1965 – Eusébio / Portugal / Benfica
1966 – Bobby Charlton / England / Manchester United
1967 – Florian Albert / Hungary / Ferencváros
1968 – George Best / Northern Ireland / Manchester United
1969 – Gianni Rivera / Italy / Milan
1970 – Gerd Müller / West Germany / Bayern
1971 – Johan Cruyff / Netherlands / Ajax
1972 – Franz Beckenbauer / West Germany / Bayern
Munich 1973 – Johan Cruyff / Netherlands / Ajax / Barcelona
1974 – Johan Cruyff / Netherlands / Barcelona
1975 – Oleg Blokhin / Soviet Union / Dynamo Kyiv
1976 – Franz Beckenbauer / Germany / Bayern
Munich 1977 – Allan Simonsen / Denmark / Gladbach
1978 – Kevin Keegan / England / Hamburg
1979 – Kevin Keegan / England / Hamburg
1980 – Karl-Heinz Rummenigge / Germany / Bayern
Munich 1981 – Karl-Heinz Rummenigge / Germany / Bayern
Munich 1982 – Paolo Rossi / Italy / Juventus
1983 – Michel Platini / France / Juventus
1984 – Michel Platini / France / Juventus
1985 – Michel Platini / France / Juventus
1986 – Igor Belanov / Soviet Union / Dynamo Kyiv
1987 – Ruud Gullit / Netherlands / PSV Eindhoven / AC Milan
1988 – Marco van Basten / Netherlands / AC Milan
1989 – Marco van Basten / Netherlands / AC Milan
1990 – Lothar Matthäus / Germany / Inter
1991 – Jean-Pierre Papin / France / Marseille
1992 – Marco van Basten / Netherlands / Milan
1993 – Roberto Baggio / Italy / Juventus
1994 – Hristo Stoichkov / Bulgaria / Barcelona
1995 – Georges Weah / Liberia / Paris Saint-Germain / Milan
1996 – Matthias Sammer / Germany / Dortmund
1997 – Ronaldo / Brazil / Barcelona / Inter
1998 – Zinedine Zidane / France / Juventus
1999 – Rivaldo / Brazil / Barcelona
2000 – Luís Figo / Portugal / Barcelona / Real Madrid
2001 – Michael Owen / England / Liverpool
2002 – Ronaldo / Brazil / Real Madrid
2003 – Pavel Nedvěd / Czech Republic / Juventus
2004 – Andriy Shevchenko / Ukraine / Milan
2005 – Ronaldinho / Brazil / Barcelona
2006 – Fabio Cannavaro / Italy / Juventus / Real Madrid
2007 – Kaká / Brazil / Milan
2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo / Portugal / Manchester United
2009 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona
2010 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona
2011 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona
2012 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona
2013 – Cristiano Ronaldo / Portugal / Real Madrid
2014 – Cristiano Ronaldo / Portugal / Real Madrid
2015 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona
2016 – Cristiano Ronaldo / Portugal / Real Madrid
2017 – Cristiano Ronaldo / Portugal / Real Madrid
2018 – Luka Modrić / Croatia / Real Madrid
2019 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona
2021 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona & Paris Saint-Germain
2022 – Karim Benzema / France / Real Madrid
2023 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Inter Miami
2024 – Rodri / Spain / Manchester City
2025 – Ousmane Dembélé / France / Paris
2026 – Harry Kane / England / Bayern
*photo source: AP
