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Harry Kane has a list ready for his Ballon d'Or speech

Guardian Football's ceremony clip catches the England striker finding his words after Ronaldo hands him the trophy.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 162,096 views a day, 44 times a normal first day on this channel (3,643).

Harry Kane ends England's 25-year wait for a Ballon d'Or winner

"I'm almost speechless. Luckily, I have this list here." Harry Kane reaches the microphone with his notes ready, giving his Ballon d'Or acceptance speech a practical opening after an emotional walk to the stage.

Guardian Football's clip follows the moment from Ronaldo opening the envelope to Kane thanking the people who voted for him. It drew about 162,000 views in its first day, more than forty times the channel's usual opening for a Short.

Kane becomes the first Englishman to receive the men's award since Michael Owen, ending a quarter-century wait. The Bayern Munich striker finished ahead of Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé.

But the clip's distinguishing detail comes after the announcement and embraces. Kane puts his notes down, thanks the organizers and explains what the setting means to him: "Being here in London as well has made it extra special and felt like a good omen for me tonight." He then acknowledges the strength of the other nominees, including his teammates.

The comments return to his professionalism and role as an example for young players. One Tottenham supporter invokes the club's enduring claim on him, while another sends congratulations from Germany.

Alongside the acceptance clip, Guardian Football has posted a ceremony roundup covering Alexia Putellas's third women's award and a Football Weekly discussion tracing Kane's path from EFL loan spells to the Ballon d'Or.

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What viewers say

Happy for Harry, such a classy person on and off the pitch.
Greetings from Germany
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Absolute legend, still one of our own, fully deserved and about time 🏆
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Great player, top professional and a nice person. Fully deserved.
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The facts

Channel: Guardian Football
Subscribers: 307,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 568,363
Channel views, pace per day: 243,196 (on a normal day: 51,815)
Video published: October 27, 2026
Video views so far: 161,674 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 162,096

The numbers

The acceptance clip drew an unusually large first-day audience for Guardian Football's Shorts. Its companion ceremony roundup also opened well above the channel's usual level.

the video's first day

usual first day here

3,643

this video

162,096

subscribers

307,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

282,033,250

views per day

243,196