Harry Kane beat Kylian Mbappe to the Ballon d’Or by just 28 points, the smallest margin of victory in almost a decade.
He was crowned at a glitzy ceremony staged at the London Palladium last week, with Alexia Putellas picking up the women’s honour.
The voting totals were not revealed on the day of the honour, but have now been released and show just how competitive the award really was.
The 100 voting journalists elected by France Football handed the Briton a points total of 1055, which beat second-placed Mbappe by a remarkably fine margin of 28 points.
Lamine Yamal crossed the line third,…
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