England captain Harry Kane was among the favourites for the Ballon d'Or ahead of Monday evening's glitzy ceremony in London and he finally claimed the award

Harry Kane has become the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or in 25 years after being crowned the world's best footballer.

Kane, 33, was among the favourites to claim the gong for the first time in his career following a sensational season with Bayern Munich. He scored 61 goals in 51 outings for the German side last term, helping them to yet another Bundesliga crown, as well as a German cup.

Kane continued that form for England and the World Cup as he scored six goals for the Three Lions as they finished third under Thomas Tuchel.

And that form was enough to see him become the first Englishman since Michael Owen in 2001 to claim the award, as well as the Striker of the Year gong.

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Kane had faced serious competition for the award from Barcelona's Lamine Yamal. The teenager scored 24 goals and notched 18 assists for the Spanish giants last term, while he also shone for the Spanish national team as they secured their second World Cup crown in the USA.

Elsewhere, Kane's England colleague Jude Bellingham ended up finishing outside of the top ten in 11th place following another standout year for both Real Madrid and England. Declan Rice in the meantime only accumulated enough votes to finish 15th.

Ballon d'Or rankings in full:

11: Jude Bellingham - Real Madrid

12: Pau Cubarsi - Barcelona

13: Achraf Hakimi - PSG

14: Vitinha - PSG

15: Declan Rice - Arsenal

16: Ferran Torres - Barcelona

17: Vinicius Jr - Real Madrid

18: Marc Cucurella - Real Madrid

19: Joao Neves - PSG

20: Willian Pacho - PSG

21: Gabriel Magalhaes - Arsenal

22: Lautaro Martinez - Inter Milan

23: Nuno Mendes - PSG

24: Luis Diaz - Bayern Munich

25: Marquinhos - PSG

26: Dayot Upamecano - Bayern Munich

27: Bruno Fernandes - Manchester United

28: Julian Quinones - Al Qadsiah

29: William Saliba - Arsenal

29: Sadio Mane - Al Nassr