Raphinha co-signs fan outrage over the glaring hypocrisy behind Harry Kane’s 2026 Ballon d'Or win
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7-second readBarcelona captain Raphinha liked a viral Instagram post exposing the Ballon d'Or double standard between his 2025 fifth-place finish and Harry Kane's 2026 win.
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While FC Barcelona captain Raphinha was absent from the 2026 Ballon d’Or Gala at the London Palladium, he made the biggest statement of the week on social media.
Hours after Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane won the Ballon d’Or for 2026 over Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal, Raphinha was seen liking a viral post on Instagram highlighting how the voting rules constantly change and how the 2025/26 Kane performances are similar to his 2024/25 campaign that saw him fall to fifth place.
After Raphinha fell to fifth place in the 2025 Ballon d’Or, it was widely believed that players who lose at the semi-final stage of the Champions League would never win the Ballon d’Or.
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