Bayern Munich's Harry Kane became the first Englishman to win the Ballon d'Or since 2001. (EPA Images pic)PARIS: Harry Kane won the Ballon d'Or by the smallest margin under its current voting system when he edged Kylian Mbappe by 28 points, France Football which runs the awards, revealed on Friday.
The magazine published a breakdown of the votes in its Friday edition.
Bayern Munich's Kane, the first Englishman to win the award since Michael Owen in 2001, received 40 first-place votes from the 100 jurors and a total of 1,055 points. France captain Mbappe of Real Madrid was placed first 23 times and finished with 1,027 points.
The previous smallest margin was 41 when Rodri, then of Manchester City, edged another Real player Vinicius Junior by 41 points in 2024.
