Ballon d'Or 2026: Ousmane Dembélé's congratulatory message to Harry Kane

On Monday evening, Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d’Or. The Englishman thus claimed the first major individual trophy of his career at the 70th ceremony, held in London.

Harry Kane finished ahead of Kylian Mbappé, who came second, and Lamine Yamal, who took third place. The reigning champion after his 2025 triumph, French international Ousmane Dembélé finished in seventh place. The two-time European champion with PSG even took the time to congratulate his successor on social media.

In a story posted after the ceremony, Dembélé sent a simple message to the Bayern Munich striker. “Congratulations, Harry, it’s well deserved,” he wrote.

Dembélé pays tribute to PSG

During the ceremony, PSG won the award for the best club of the year. Present to represent PSG, Ousmane Dembélé paid tribute to the club in his speech.

“On behalf of the entire PSG club, thank you. This is the second time in two years that we have won this trophy. We have built a group, an incredible club, and we fight together. We try to bring enormous joy and pleasure to all the spectators, neutral fans and haters. It’s something incredible,” said the Parisian striker.

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