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Ballon d'Or frontrunners revealed

Harry Kane, Rodri, Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi emerge as top contenders for the men's Ballon d'Or award.

Harry Kane has stunned football with 73 goals in 64 games for club and country – the second most prolific season in history after Lionel Messi's 82-goal campaign in 2011-12. The 33-year-old has risen to football's elite table despite not being a teenage prodigy like some other contenders.

The Ballon d'Or race features Kane alongside Rodri, Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi as frontrunners for the prestigious award. amunra.qpon