Harry Kane celebrated the greatest individual achievement of his career to date by winning the Ballon d’Or. The Bayern striker was named the world’s best soccer player for the first time on Monday evening in London. Two days later, however, the Englishman is back to his regular soccer routine. Ahead of the DFB Cup match against 1. FC Magdeburg, the 33-year-old shared how he’s been experiencing the past few days.

In an interview with Sky shortly before the cup match against Magdeburg, Kane looked back on the emotional awards ceremony and the celebrations that followed. It became clear that the Bayern star is still processing his historic triumph.

“It was crazy, to be honest. Of course, it was an incredible evening, and the way it all turned out for me was just epic,” the forward gushed.

The English national team player was particularly surprised by the numerous congratulations he received after his award.

Kane jokes about receiving over 200 congratulatory messages

After his Ballon d’Or triumph, Kane’s cell phone apparently hardly stopped ringing. Friends, family members, former teammates, and coaches all reached out to the Bayern star. “There were about 200 messages. To be honest, I didn’t think I knew 200 people,” joked the 33-year-old.

He was particularly pleased by the outpouring of support. “So much support from people I know—friends, family, coaches, and even online. Of course, a big thank you to everyone who reached out.”

For Kane, winning the Golden Ball is the crowning achievement of an extraordinary season in which he impressed with a total of 73 goals for his club and national team.

At the same time, the Englishman ended a long drought for the German record champions. The last time a Bayern player won the Ballon d’Or was Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1981.

Kane will start on the bench against Magdeburg

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However, the striker didn’t have much time to fully savor his triumph. “We celebrated properly afterward and then, of course, went straight back to training to prepare for tonight’s game,” Kane told Sky.

As early as Wednesday evening, FC Bayern will host 1. FC Magdeburg in the DFB Cup. The newly crowned Ballon d’Or winner will have to start on the bench.

As the official lineup shows, interim coach Aaron Danks has left Kane out of the starting lineup. Instead, Ismael Saibari, Serge Gnabry, and Michael Olise, among others, will start on the offensive end.

Despite the extraordinary events of the past few days, the Englishman is already setting his sights on the next sporting challenge. “I’m just trying to focus on tonight’s game, and hopefully we can turn it into a few great days.”

Following his historic triumph, Kane is eager to return to the field and make an impact as soon as possible. After all, Bayern Munich is fighting to advance to the next round of the DFB Cup.

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