{"id":6949,"date":"2026-11-02T20:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/ill-trade-ballon-dor-for-champions-league-kane\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T20:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:18:14","slug":"ill-trade-ballon-dor-for-champions-league-kane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/ill-trade-ballon-dor-for-champions-league-kane\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ll trade Ballon d&#8217;Or for Champions League \u2014 Kane"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"57.261066969353\">\n<p>\u200eBayern Munich striker, Harry Kane, has said he would prefer winning the UEFA Champions League with the German club to his recently won Ballon d\u2019Or award.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eThe England captain made this known on Monday during a press conference ahead of Bayern\u2019s Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eAccording to Spanish newspaper Marca on Monday, Kane, asked whether he would exchange the individual award for the Champions League trophy, said \u201cYes, I would choose the Champions League.\u201d<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eKane, who was named the 2026 Ballon d\u2019Or winner last week, said winning the European club competition would give him a special feeling because of the opportunity to celebrate the achievement with his teammates.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200e\u201cLast week\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or was one of the best feelings I\u2019ve had in my life, in my career. It was a really special award and a special night for me.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200e\u201cBut having moments with the team, having celebrations with the team, with the club, being able to lift the Champions League with Bayern would be simply an incredible feeling,\u201d he said.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eHe, however, expressed hope of winning both honours, adding that he was in a position to achieve the two ambitions with Bayern.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eKane\u2019s comments come after years of pursuing major team honours, having spent most of his career at Tottenham Hotspur without winning a major club trophy.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eThe striker joined Bayern in August 2023 after 19 years at Tottenham, where he became the club\u2019s all-time leading goalscorer with 280 goals in 435 appearances.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eHe reached the Champions League final with Tottenham in 2019 but lost 2-0 to Liverpool, missing out on his first opportunity to win the competition.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eAlthough he has since won domestic honours with Bayern, including the Bundesliga and German Cup, the Champions League remains missing from his collection.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eHis 2026 Ballon d\u2019Or triumph followed an outstanding 2025\/26 campaign in which he scored 73 goals for Bayern and England, helping the German club win the Bundesliga, German Cup and German Super Cup.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eHe became the first Englishman to win the award since Michael Owen in 2001, finishing ahead of Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe and Barcelona\u2019s Lamine Yamal.<br \/>\u200e<br \/>\u200eBayern\u2019s visit to Atletico Madrid offers Kane another opportunity to pursue his Champions League ambition, with the final scheduled to take place at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on June 5, 2027. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"14.852589641434\">\n<p> All rights reserved. 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