England supervisor Thomas Tuchel has backed Harry Kane to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or after an excellent season with Bayern Munich and England.
Tuchel believes Kane’s outstanding goalscoring document and assortment of main honours make him deserving of the celebrated particular person award. Chatting with ITV Sport, the England boss mentioned, “Harry Kane is my Ballon d’Or winner this 12 months.”
“After this season, yeah. 70 plus objectives. Three titles with Bayern Munich. Semifinals of the World Cup and Champions League, yeah,”
Tuchel added.
Kane loved a outstanding 2025/26 marketing campaign, scoring 73 objectives for Bayern Munich and England. He additionally helped Bayern win the Bundesliga, German Cup and German Tremendous Cup, whereas England reached the World Cup semi-finals.
Softfootball understands that Kane’s spectacular marketing campaign has made him one of many main names within the Ballon d’Or race, with the award set to be introduced on October 26.
Tuchel shouldn’t be the one distinguished determine to again Kane for the prize. Former England supervisor Mauricio Pochettino additionally believes the Bayern striker deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or following his distinctive season. Pochettino highlighted Kane’s goalscoring contribution and the three main trophies he helped Bayern safe.
Kane himself has remained cautious in regards to the particular person award, saying the choice is finally within the fingers of the voters. For now, nonetheless, Tuchel and Pochettino have each publicly made their case for the England captain to assert the honour.
Their robust endorsements spotlight his outstanding objective scoring document and excellent management on the pitch this previous season throughout Europe.
