Harry Kane becomes the eighth Ballon d’Or winner to grace the Bramall Lane pitch during their career

Sheffield United defender Matt Doherty was seen partying with former Spurs teammate Harry Kane on Monday night after the England captain’s Ballon d’Or win.

Kane was named the 2026 Ballon d’Or winner in London after scoring 73 goals and providing 8 assists in 65 games across the 2025/26 season.

The Bayern Munich striker beat Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe and teenage sensation Lamine Yamal to football’s most prestigious individual award.

Kane became the first English player to win the prize in 25 years, and has extended the list of English Ballon d’Or winners to five.

The 33-year-old joins Stanley Matthews, Bobby Charlton, Kevin Keegan and Michael Owen as the only Englishmen to lift the trophy.

After the ceremony, which was held in the London Palladium, Kane enjoyed an after-party with family and friends, one of whom was Blades defender Matt Doherty.

Harry Kane went straight to the club to celebrate his Ballon d’Or win… see the bottles they brought out for him 😂🔥 https://t.co/qGCMseCXNB
— Cleverly 💐 (@Cleverlydey4u) October 27, 2026

Despite the pair being an unlikely duo, they have enjoyed a close friendship with Eric Dier, who also played at Tottenham Hotspur during the same time.

Doherty and Kane were Spurs teammates between August 2020 and January 2023, before the Irishman moved to Atlético Madrid after his contract with Tottenham was mutually terminated.

Harry Kane becomes the eighth Ballon d’Or winner to grace the Bramall Lane pitch during their career, joining a list of the greatest the game has ever seen.

Sir Stanley Matthews (1956 - Blackpool FC)
Denis Law (1964 - Manchester United)
Sir Bobby Charlton (1966 - Manchester United)
George Best (1968 - Manchester United)
Kevin Keegan (1978 & 1979 - Hamburg). Keegan played at Bramall Lane for Liverpool between ‘71 and ‘76.
Cristiano Ronaldo (2008 - Manchester United) (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 - Real Madrid)
Rodri (2023 - Manchester City)
Harry Kane (2026 - Bayern Munich)

Kane played at Bramall Lane three times for Tottenham Hotspur.

His first appearance came on January 28, 2015, in a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United in the League Cup semi-final second leg, providing the assist for Christian Eriksen’s late equaliser.

He returned on July 2, 2020, when the Blades took all three points in a 3-1 win.

Kane scored a late consolation goal to ruin United’s clean sheet.

He scored in his latest appearance at The Lane on January 17, 2021, when Tottenham flipped the previous year’s fixture, winning 3-1.