Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas claimed the top gongs at a star-studded, if chaotic, Ballon d’Or ceremony in London.
Kane saw off strong competition from Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal to secure the prize for the first time, becoming the first English winner of the prestigious annual award since Michael Owen in 2001.
Yamal could console himself with a third successive Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best player in the world under the age of 21.
Putellas, who left Barcelona for London City Lionesses earlier this year, secured the women’s Ballon d’Or for a third time, tying the record of former club colleague and compatriot Aitana Bonmati.
Here are the results in full from a busy ceremony:
Men’s Ballon D’or
Winner: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)
2nd: Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid and France)
3rd: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)
4th: Rodri (Barcelona and Spain)
5th: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami and Argentina)
6th: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain and Georgia)
7th: Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain and France)
8th: Erling Haaland (Manchester City and Norway)
9th: Michael Olise (Bayern Munich and France)
10th: Fabian Ruiz (Paris Saint-Germain and Spain)
11th: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)
12th: Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona and Spain)
13th: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco)
14th: Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)
15th: Declan Rice (Arsenal and England)
16th: Ferran Torres (Paris Saint-Germain and Spain)
17th: Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid and Brazil)
18th: Marc Cucurella (Real Madrid and Spain)
19th: Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)
20th: Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain and Ecuador)
21st: Gabriel (Arsenal and Brazil)
22nd: Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan and Argentina)
23rd: Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)
24th: Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich and Colombia)
25th: Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil)
26th: Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich and France)
27th: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United and Portugal)
28th Julian Quinones (Al Qadsiah and Mexico)
29th: Sadio Mane (Al Nassr and Senegal)
29th: William Saliba (Arsenal and France)
Women’s Ballon d’Or
Winner: Alexia Putellas (London City Lionesses and Spain)
2nd: Ewa Pajor (Barcelona and Poland)
3rd: Khadija Shaw (Manchester City and Jamaica)
4th: Melchie Dumornay (OL Lyonnes and Haiti)
5th: Patri Guijarro (Barcelona and Spain)
6th: Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona and Norway)
7th: Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich and Denmark)
8th: Clàudia Pina (Barcelona and Spain)
9th: Alessia Russo (Arsenal and England)
10th: Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current and Malawi)
11th: Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City and Japan)
12th: Klara Buhl (Bayern Munich and Germany)
13th: Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal and Spain)
14th: Wendie Renard (OL Lyonnes and France)
15th: Cata Coll (Barcelona and Spain)
16th: Mapi Leon (London City Lionesses and Spain)
17th: Esmee Brugts (Barcelona and Netherlands)
18th: Barba Banda (Orlando Pride and Zambia)
19th: Tessa Wullaert (Como and Belgium)
20th: Selma Bacha (OL Lyonnes and France)
21st: Scarlett Camberos (Club America and Mexico)
22nd: Manaka Matsukubo (Chelsea and Japan)
23rd: Momoko Tanikawa (Bayern Munich and Japan)
24th: Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City and Netherlands)
25th: Caroline Weir (OL Lyonnes and Scotland)
26th: Alex Greenwood (Manchester City and England)
27th: Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC and United States)
28th: Lorena (Kansas City Current and Brazil)
28th: Melvine Malard (Chelsea and France)
28th: Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City and Netherlands)
Men’s Young Talent of the Year
Winner: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain)
2nd: Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona and Spain)
3rd: Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG and France)
4th: Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich and Germany)
5th: Yan Diomande (Real Madrid and Ivory Coast)
6th: Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City and Morocco)
7th: Kerim Alajbegovic (Juventus and Bosnia and Herzegovina)
8th: Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth and France)
9th: Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen and Algeria)
10th: Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa and Switzerland)
Women’s Young Talent of the Year
Winner: Vicky Lopez (Barcelona and Spain)
2nd: Clara Serrajordi (Barcelona and Spain)
3rd: Veerle Buurman (Chelsea and Netherlands)
4th: Lily Yohannes (Lyon and United States)
5th: Felicia Shroder (Real Madrid and Sweden)
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year
Winner: Unai Simon (Athletic Club and Spain)
2nd David Raya (Arsenal and Spain)
3rd: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid and Belgium)
4th Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint-Germain and Russia)
5th Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea and Argentina)
6th Vozinha (Colo-Colo and Cape Verde)
7th Joan García (Barcelona and Spain)
8th Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal and Morocco)
9th: Edouard Mendy (Al-Ahli and Senegal)
10th Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund and Switzerland)
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year
Winner: Cata Coll (Barcelona and Spain)
2nd: Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham and Germany)
3rd: Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City and Japan)
4th: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea and England)
5th: Lorena (Kansas City Current and Brazil)
The Gerd Muller Trophy (Top scorer in previous season)
Men's winner: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich and England)
Women's winner: Charlyn Cobral (Pachuca and Mexico)
Club of the Year
Men: Paris Saint-Germain
Women: Barcelona
Coach of the Year (Men)
Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
Coach of the Year (Women)
Pere Romeu (Barcelona)
Socrates Award for humanitarian work
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal and England)
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