Kane Would Swap Ballon d'Or for Champions League — SkimNews
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- Harry Kane said he would choose lifting the Champions League with Bayern Munich over the Ballon d’Or, while stressing that team trophies are “why we play football” and that he can still pursue both.
- Harry Kane became the first Englishman since 2001 and just the fifth English winner of the Ballon d’Or, beating Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.
- Kane scored 73 goals for club and country last season as Bayern Munich won a domestic treble.
- Kane called negotiations over a new Bayern Munich contract “extremely close,” saying the remaining details meant “more days than weeks” and that he hoped to sign within the next few days.
- Vincent Kompany collapsed during a Bayern Munich reserve-team training session on October 23, was discharged five days later and has no definitive return date, with Aaron Danks overseeing first-team duties.
Why it matters: For Bayern and Kane, the stated priority is a shared Champions League honor rather than another individual award. Kane says his new contract is “more days than weeks” away, while Vincent Kompany’s October 23 collapse has left Aaron Danks overseeing first-team duties, adding a concrete leadership constraint to the title run.
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