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As a pure goalscorer, his numbers are astonishing this year

Kane may have just won the Ballon d'Or but some are already wondering if he is in a good place to retain it next year.

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Key facts

  • As a pure goalscorer, his numbers are astonishing this year, with 89 goals for club and country since the start of August 2025. His 61 goals in all…
  • Kane may have just won the Ballon d'Or but some are already wondering if he is in a good place to retain it next year.
  • Sport looks at why Kane won it and how unusual it is to do so without securing one of those major trophies.

As a pure goalscorer, his numbers are astonishing this year, with 89 goals for club and country since the start of August 2025. His 61 goals in all competitions for Bayern was 19 more than any other player in Europe's top five leagues managed.

Kane may have just won the Ballon d'Or but some are already wondering if he is in a good place to retain it next year.

Sport looks at why Kane won it and how unusual it is to do so without securing one of those major trophies.

Former England striker Alan Shearer recently told Sport:"The winner of the Ballon d'Or should be Harry Kane.

Kane prematurely announced as Ballon d'Or winner - but he wasn't only one.

Denis Law of Scotland (1964) and Northern Ireland's George Best (1968) are the other winners from the United Kingdom. Aged 33, he still has a home Euros two years from now in his sights as England’s captain and a final opportunity for a different kind of footballing immortality. Kane's 12 goals for England last season - including six at the World Cup - take him up to a total of 73.

Aged 33, he still has a home Euros two years from now in his sights as England’s captain and a final opportunity for a different kind of footballing immortality.

His 61 goals in all competitions for Bayern was 19 more than any other player in Europe's top five leagues managed.

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