Kane Should Not Win The 2026 Ballon d’Or – Petit

EPL legend Emmanuel Petit has brutally crushed Harry Kane’s hopes of winning the Ballon d’Or. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Claiming that the striker disappeared when things got tough for both club and country, Petit revealed that Kane‘s failure to show up in the critical knockout matches of the UCL and the 2026 World Cup rules him out of the running for the prestigious award.

Emmanuel added that the England captain’s heavy goalscoring metrics in Germany is simply not enough.

His words, “Harry Kane’s Ballon d’Or chances are over. If you base that only on the German league, okay, no problem at all.

But in the Champions League and with the national team, when it started to be really hard to win, I think he disappeared.

I can’t point the finger at him because he tried everything he could, and he scored many goals, but he didn’t have an impact in the big games, just like in the Champions League. So I think there are a few names ahead of him.

Yamal? He had a great World Cup. You know the rules for the Ballon d’Or have changed so much, just like the rules on the pitch. Rodri has been the best player again during this competition. Messi had a great competition, but he plays for Miami.

I know the World Cup is above any title you want with your club. But in the meantime, you have to win the title. Is it going to be a Spanish player? I have no idea. But it’s going to be tough. And in the end, I hope it won’t be a commercial decision.”