Harry Kane's 2025/26 season would deserve the Ballon d'Or at any time in history. That's clear once you stop viewing the award through a Messi-Ronaldo prism.
On the women's side, it's already clear. Among the men's players, this year's award is an unusually open story. But if there is any poetic justice in sports, the Ballon d'Or should of course go to Harry Kane tonight.