FC Bayern celebrates its new World Soccer Player of the Year! Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d’Or on Monday evening in London, making club history in the process. For the first time since Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1981, the Golden Ball has gone to a player from the German record champion. Bayern Munich officials reacted with great enthusiasm to the Englishman’s historic triumph.

Kane prevailed over Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal in the prestigious vote. For the 33-year-old, it is the crowning achievement of an extraordinary season in which he won the domestic double—the league title and the DFB Cup—with Bayern.

President Herbert Hainer was particularly proud. The 72-year-old placed Kane among the greatest legends in the club’s history and had remarkable words for the striker.

Hainer praises Kane: “Harry Kane carries his teams”

“This is a proud day for FC Bayern. Harry Kane can do it all—and he scores goals, goals, goals,” Hainer explained in an official statement from the record champions.

The Bayern president particularly emphasized the historic significance of the honor. “He now stands alongside Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge—that says everything about our history.”

Particularly noteworthy was Hainer’s assessment of Kane’s importance to the team: “Some players wear a jersey—Harry Kane carries his teams.”

CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen was also enthusiastic. For him, the award is not only a personal achievement for the Englishman but also an important signal for German soccer.

“The fact that, for the first time in 30 years, a player from a German club has been awarded the Ballon d’Or sends a strong signal to the Bundesliga,” Dreesen emphasized.

Eberl: “He deserves every award in the world.”

Sporting Director Max Eberl particularly praised Kane’s leadership qualities and his importance to the entire team. “Harry Kane is an asset to FC Bayern and to any team in the world. He takes responsibility, both on the field and in the locker room; he’s someone everyone looks up to, day in and day out.”

For Eberl, the Golden Ball is a well-deserved reward for an extraordinary career.

“This title is the reward for his impressive lifetime achievements. Harry deserves every award in the world,” gushed the 53-year-old.

Sports director Christoph Freund also had high praise for the England national team captain. “Harry is a great guy—you rarely find someone like him: world-class and yet so down-to-earth,” explained the Austrian.

Freund even went a step further and ranked Kane among the greatest players in soccer history: “Harry has taken the striker’s game to a new level—he’s an inspiration, especially for young players. He’s undoubtedly one of the greatest in soccer history.”

For FC Bayern, the Ballon d’Or triumph is a particularly prestigious achievement. In addition to Kane, numerous other Munich professionals, as well as female players and head coach Vincent Kompany, were nominated for awards.

Club officials see this as confirmation of the club’s sporting progress. With Kane, a Bayern player now stands at the very top of soccer’s pantheon for the first time in 45 years.

This article was translated into English by AI. You can read the original version here https://fcbinside.de/2026/10/27/stolzer-tag-bayern-feiern-historischen-ballon-dor-triumph-von-harry-kane/.