Ballon D 'Or 2026: Struggles and Triumph of Harry Kane — From 'Chubby' Arsenal Reject at 8 to World Football Glory
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Algemeen Dagblad
With Harry Kane, the Ballon d’Or gained a winner without star airs, a footballer who became the best by remaining humble, acting down-to-earth, and working hard. Sjoerd Mossou went to Northeast London in search of the origins of a born anti-hero.
At the age of eight, he was expelled from Arsenal Academy.
The Ballon d'Or that Harry Kane won is the culmination of a family's attitude, the result of a process set by his parents. When Harry Kane's parents sent their six-year-old son to Ridgeway Rovers, the academy that a generation earlier had produced David Beckham, everyone thought they had found a new goalkeeper. Dave Bricknell was then the coach of the club in the Chingford district of North East London in England. "We're doing a little shooting …
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