‘Close to tears’ – Dele Alli and 10 Tottenham teammates react to Harry Kane’s Ballon d’Or
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7-second readHarry Kane’s former Tottenham teammate Dele Alli has sent a clear message to those who are questioning the decision to hand the 2026 Ballon d’Or...
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Harry Kane’s former Tottenham teammate Dele Alli has sent a clear message to those who are questioning the decision to hand the 2026 Ballon d’Or to his former Spurs teammate.
While Spurs fans have known for more than a decade that Kane is the best striker in the world and one of the greatest players of his generation, that was finally rubber-stamped by the events on Monday night.
Tottenham’s record scorer was crowned the best player in the world in his home city of London, becoming the first English player to win the Ballon d’Or since Michael Owen did it in 2001.
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