England has had to wait a long time for another winner of the Ballon d'Or, with Harry Kane on Monday night becoming the first player from the country to win it for 25 years.

But his success has also been celebrated in Germany with the Bayern Munich striker ending their even longer run without a player from the Bundesliga lifting the coveted trophy.

The last to do so was Matthias Sammer back in 1996 after he had captained Borussia Dortmund to two successive Bundesliga titles.

"Just as Bayern and the Bundesliga benefit from Kane, the reverse is also true," Lothar Matthaus, the most capped German player of all time and 1991 Ballon d'Or winner, said.

"I don't think Kane would've won the Ballon d'Or at any other club he could've joined. He's developed further at Bayern and matured even more.

"He's become a better player there, as he himself said in his speech. At Bayern, he won his very first title, with more to follow - and now he's fulfilled a lifelong dream."

For Kane, the trophy win will have felt special for many reasons on a personal level, having gone through ups and downs in his career to make it to the very top.

But both the Bundesliga and Bayern know how significant it will also be for the league and the club respectively.

After Kane was announced as the Ballon d'Or winner, large images from the Bundesliga were projected on to landmarks across London such as The Strand and Tate Modern, some featuring the words "England Hero. Bundesliga Legend".

For the league, Kane's win will show players that they can come to the Bundesliga and become recognised as the best player in the world, while for Bayern it will show they are capable of attracting the very best talent.

Bundesliga chief executive Marc Lenz said: "Winning the Ballon d'Or is a tremendous recognition of Harry Kane's extraordinary performances - and also a great success for Bayern and the Bundesliga.

"Harry is not only one of the outstanding players of his generation; he combines sporting excellence with tremendous professionalism, commitment and respect for the game. He gives everything for his team and inspires fans around the world.

"He is a fantastic role model for young players and an outstanding ambassador for the Bundesliga.

"This achievement also underlines that the Bundesliga is a stage where the very best players in the world perform at the highest level."

Bayern chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen added: "For a player from a German club to win the Ballon d'Or for the first time in 30 years is a strong signal for the Bundesliga," he said.

"Harry is one of the great personalities of world football and a role model to all, far beyond the game."

German journalist Raphael Honigstein said on BBC Radio 5 live that Kane's impact at Bayern has been significant.

"He's made a huge difference," he told BBC Radio 5 live.

"There's the goals but beyond that there is the focus on Bayern that has come from him. After four-and-a-half decades Bayern have a player with international recognition the way Kane has it.

"It is big for the team and big for the club because they always crave that international validation, whether it comes through the European Cup or through these individual trophies.

"It is massive."

Kane's win understandably was praised in the German media, with Henning Feindt, Bild editor-in-chief for sport, writing: "He is the biggest star the league could wish for.

"For 30 years [since Matthias Sammer in 1996], no Bundesliga player has won the most coveted trophy in world football. And for 45 years, not a Bayern Munich player has won it [since Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]. The message Kane is sending to all the world's superstars: It's possible in the Bundesliga too."

Kane celebrated his Ballon d'Or win by partying into the early hours in London with family and friends, and Bayern are planning to mark his triumph when he returns to Munich.

The club have confirmed Kane will be given "a special welcome" before Wednesday's DFB Cup match against Magdeburg at the Allianz Arena, as well as honouring him at the Bundesliga top-of-the-table match against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.

"This is a proud day for FC Bayern," club president Herbert Hainer said. "Harry Kane can do it all - and he scores goals, goals and more goals.

"He now joins a line with Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge - that says everything about our history."

BBC Sport Spanish football reporter Elizabeth Conway:

Kane's Ballon d'Or victory has sparked debate in Spain over the relative importance of individual performances and international success in determining football's most prestigious individual award.

Some Spanish journalists and commentators believe that winning the World Cup should carry greater weight in the voting, particularly when players have also demonstrated outstanding individual form.

Unsurprisingly, sections of the Spanish press have argued that Lamine Yamal and other members of Spain's national team had equally compelling claims, given their performances on the international stage.

The debate has also drawn comparisons with 2010, when Lionel Messi won the award ahead of Spain's World Cup-winning midfielders Andres Iniesta and Xavi.

For some Spanish commentators, Kane's victory raises familiar questions about whether success at major international tournaments receives sufficient recognition in the Ballon d'Or voting process.

El Pais captured the tension between individual achievement and team success, writing: "What would have been a historic double escaped: in London, goals prevailed over titles."

The newspaper also highlighted Spain's strong representation at the ceremony, with Spanish players and teams featuring prominently across the awards, eight of which went to Spanish winners.

The result has also attracted criticism from prominent figures in Spanish football. Jose Felix Diaz, editor-in-chief of AS and Spain's sole journalist voter, revealed that he had expected either Yamal or Kylian Mbappe to win.

His position was reflected in an AS headline: "The Messi-Iniesta controversy returns: Spain's only voter says Kane doesn't deserve the Ballon d'Or."

Former Real Madrid midfielder Guti was similarly critical of the outcome, arguing that Mbappe and Lamine Yamal had stronger claims to the award. He questioned the circumstances surrounding the ceremony, saying: "It's quite a coincidence that they take the 70th anniversary Ballon d'Or ceremony to London and someone from London wins it."

Guti also suggested that Kane himself had not expected to win, pointing to his reaction when his name was announced as evidence that he had anticipated Yamal or Mbappe finishing ahead of him.

Nevertheless, opinion in Spain naturally will favour players in their national team and the majority of press acknowledge Kane is a deserving winner.