Harry Kane has won the men's Ballon d'Or for the first time, according to KBS 뉴스. The award follows a season in which he scored 73 goals, and it makes him the first English player to receive it in 25 years.
KBS 뉴스 framed the win as long overdue, and coverage of the ceremony led with his first-place finish. Yonhap News also reported the 73-goal figure and the 25-year gap since an Englishman last won.
Son Heung-min, Kane's former Tottenham teammate, publicly congratulated him on the award, Money Today reported. The two are still widely referred to as the "Son-Kane duo" in Korean coverage.
Lamine Yamal finished third in the voting, behind Kane and Kylian Mbappé, Chosun Ilbo reported. Despite that placement, Yamal set a record by winning the young player award for a third consecutive year, the first player to do so.
The result caps a season in which Kane's scoring total drew wide attention. Hypebeast.KR described the campaign as historic in its report on the win.
With the men's award settled, attention now turns to how the voting breakdown and the rest of the ceremony's results are received.