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Harry Kane feels he's done everything he can to win 2026 Ballon d'Or

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Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has set his sights on the Ballon d'Or after receiving his second European Golden Shoe in Munich on Wednesday.

[p]The England captain collected the prize after scoring the most goals in Europe's top divisions last season.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Kane[/a] won the 2023-24 award after a prolific first season at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern[/a], but said this year's honour "tasted even better than the first".[/p][p]The 33-year-old scored 36 goals in 31 Bundesliga games last term, the third most in a German top-flight campaign, while winning the league and cup double.[/p][embed guid="50939ba0-cc48-46bf-80db-2f5ba81f2602" url="https://www.instagram.com/fcbayern/p/DcOlm17Fw3Q/?hl=en" social-type="instagram" /][p]He also netted six times at the World Cup, becoming England's top goalscorer at the competition with 14 career goals. In total, he scored 73 goals for club and country last season.[/p][p]Kane said he hoped to receive football's highest individual honour after his "best season ever".[/p][p][b]"Obviously, that's out of my control. I know, of course, there's going to be a lot of talk about it from now until October when it's announced,"[/b] he said.[/p][embed guid="37e15413-b640-4c37-b5b0-2232eaceb208" url="https://www.instagram.com/fcbayern/p/DcOq1MhAC-w/?hl=en" social-type="instagram" /][p][b]"Ultimately, I've done everything I can last season. It was my best season by far. I achieved a lot with the teams I was in."[/b][/p][p]Kane made it to the Champions League semi-finals with Bayern, who were narrowly defeated by eventual winners [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a].[/p][p]He also reached the semi-finals of the World Cup with England before an agonising 2-1 loss to Argentina.[/p][p]Only serial Ballon d'Or winners [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Lionel Messi[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ronaldo-cristiano/WGOY4FSt/"]Cristiano Ronaldo[/a] have won the Golden Shoe more often than Kane.[/p][embed guid="2e098442-9c6c-4dd6-a17f-dbf2ddc05b56" url="https://www.instagram.com/fcbayern/reel/DcObb19o7p_/?hl=en" social-type="instagram" /][p]Messi won the award six times, all with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a], while Ronaldo won it three times at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] and once at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a].[/p][p][b]"That's for you guys to debate and fans to debate,"[/b] Kane said of the possible winner of this year's Ballon d'Or, which will be handed out in London in late October.[/p][p][b]"That's what makes the Ballon d'Or so special as well. Many players have had great seasons."[/b][/p][p]Kane said on Monday he was about to begin negotiations to extend his contract at Bayern, which will expire in 2027.[/p]

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