Officially.. the points gap in the Ballon d'Or revealed

Englishman Harry Kane, the Bayern Munich striker, was awarded the Ballon d'Or for 2026 during a ceremony held in the British capital, London, last Monday, after narrowly surpassing Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, who finished in second place.

The official Ballon d'Or website revealed the voting details involving 100 journalists, where Kane secured 1055 points compared to 1027 points for Mbappé, clinching the award by a narrow margin of just 28 points in a competition that saw a close contest between the two stars.

Lamine Yamal finished third with 881 points, followed by Rodri in fourth with 726 points, while Lionel Messi took fifth place with 612 points.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ranks sixth with 541 points, while Ousmane Dembélé comes in seventh with 418 points. Norwegian Erling Haaland is in eighth place with 378 points.

The top ten rankings have been completed with Frenchman Michael Olise in ninth place with 296 points, while Spaniard Fabián Ruiz finished tenth with 201 points.

The ranking of the top ten in the Ballon d'Or 2026:

1- Harry Kane – 1055 points.

Kylian Mbappé has scored 1,027 points.

3- Lamine Yamal – 881 points.

Rodri has scored 726 points.

Lionel Messi has scored 612 points.

6th place: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with 541 points.

7th - Ousmane Dembélé - 418 points.

Erling Haaland has scored 378 points.

9th - Michael Olise - 296 points.

10th - Fabián Ruiz - 201 points.