The 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony was held at the Palladium Theatre in London. Bayern Munich striker Kane won the award, becoming Bayern Munich's fourth Ballon d'Or recipient and the first in 45 years.
Before Kane, three Bayern Munich players had won the Ballon d'Or a total of four times. After Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1981, Bayern Munich went 45 years without a Ballon d'Or winner, until Kane ended this drought in 2026.
Bayern Munich Ballon d'Or Winners
1970, Gerd Müller
1972, Franz Beckenbauer
1976, Franz Beckenbauer
1980, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
1981, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
2026, Kane