{"id":262111,"date":"2026-09-11T20:06:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T20:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/his-teams-normally-win-week-in-week-out-former-england-attacker-snubs-harry-kane-names-his-favourite-to-win-2026-ballon-dor\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T20:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T20:06:05","slug":"his-teams-normally-win-week-in-week-out-former-england-attacker-snubs-harry-kane-names-his-favourite-to-win-2026-ballon-dor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/his-teams-normally-win-week-in-week-out-former-england-attacker-snubs-harry-kane-names-his-favourite-to-win-2026-ballon-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;His teams normally win week in, week out&#8221; &#8211; Former England attacker snubs Harry Kane, names his favourite to win 2026 Ballon d&#8217;Or"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5216270\" data-slug-id=\"2835299\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/\/team\/manchester-united\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Manchester United<\/a> striker Teddy Sheringham ignored Bayern Munich marksman Harry Kane as he named Barcelona midfielder Rodri to win the 2026 Ballon d&#8217;Or.<\/p>\n<p>Kane is coming off a superb season with club and country. The Englishman struck 61 times in 51 games across competitions as Vincent Kompany&#8217;s Bayern won the domestic treble. He then scored seven times at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America for England, who beat France 6-4 in the third-place play-off.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rodri won both domestic cups with Manchester City last season before captaining Spain in their victorious World Cup campaign in North America, playing all eight games. While both the Spaniard and Kane have been included in the 30-man shortlist for the 2026 Ballon d&#8217;Or, Sheringham reckons the award should go to Rodri for his role in winning a major title, telling talkSPORT<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Would he get my vote? Not really. I think he&#8217;s had a phenomenal season, but the Ballon d&#8217;Or winner is normally one that wins the Champions League or the World Cup, or whatever is there at that moment. He didn&#8217;t quite do that, so he&#8217;s an also-ran for me. Sorry about that, Harry!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>About Rodri &#8211; who moved to Barcelona in the summer &#8211; Sheringham added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a leader. His teams normally win week in, week out. Manchester City, Spain. I know he&#8217;s gone now, but whoever he plays for, they win.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rodri won the 2024 Ballon d&#8217;Or after a superb season with Manchester City, who won an unprecedented Premier League four-peat, before playing a key role in Spain&#8217;s victorious Euro 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>How has Ballon d&#8217;Or contender Harry Kane fared this season?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"FC Bayern M&amp;uuml;nchen vs FK Bodo\/Glimt - UEFA Champions League 2026\/27 League Phase MD1 - Source: Getty\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/3a8bc-17891552749070-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/3a8bc-17891552749070-1920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/3a8bc-17891552749070-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/3a8bc-17891552749070-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/3a8bc-17891552749070-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/3a8bc-17891552749070-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/3a8bc-17891552749070-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/3a8bc-17891552749070-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/3a8bc-17891552749070-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/3a8bc-17891552749070-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"FC Bayern M&amp;uuml;nchen vs FK Bodo\/Glimt - UEFA Champions League 2026\/27 League Phase MD1 - Source: Getty\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/3a8bc-17891552749070-1920.jpg?w=640\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen vs FK Bodo\/Glimt &#8211; UEFA Champions League 2026\/27 League Phase MD1 &#8211; Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bayern Munich hitman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/harry-kane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Harry Kane<\/a> is off to a strong start to the 2026-27 season. The 2026 Ballon d&#8217;Or contender has scored thrice and assisted once in five games across competitions.<\/p>\n<p>In his most recent outing in midweek, the England captain scored and assisted as Bayern saw off Bod\u00f8\/Glimt 5-0 at home in their UEFA Champions League opener. The goal took Kane to 55 strikes in the competition, making him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/news-i-shoot-goes-doesn-t-go-in-michael-olise-gives-nonchalant-interview-scoring-twice-champions-league-win-video-goes-viral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">the third quickest player (71 matches) to reach the landmark<\/a>, behind Erling Haaland (49 games) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (70).<\/p>\n<p>Kane, surprisingly, is yet to score in two Bundesliga games but scored twice in one outing in the DFB-Pokal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Bhargav<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/news-his-teams-normally-win-week-in-week-out-former-england-attacker-snubs-harry-kane-names-favourite-win-2026-ballon-d-or\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham ignored Bayern Munich marksman Harry Kane as he named Barcelona midfielder Rodri to win the 2026 Ballon d&#8217;Or. 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