Liverpool’s Rio Ngumoha says Harry Kane winning the Ballon d’Or encouraging for English footballl
Harry Kane has been awarded the Ballon d'Or following a record-breaking season with Bayern Munich and England. Liverpool youngster Rio Ngumoha praised the achievement as a significant milestone for English football.
Why it matters
The Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious individual award in football, and Kane's win highlights the current global standing of English players.
Harry Kane winning the Ballon d'Or at the end of last month in London was a bit of poetic justice that the award itself has been clamoring for after years of past awards and voting breakdowns laden with controversy. This time around, it was incredibly hard to argue against the 73 goals and 8 assists Kane tallied for Bayern Munich and England from a total of only 65 matches — an unprecedented feat. Real Madrid and France's Kylian Mbappé and Barcelona and Spain's Lamine Yamal put up valiant efforts in trying to beat Kane to the crown with incredible seasons for club and country of their own, but it wasn't enough to edge out the England skipper.
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