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Bayern\u2019s Harry Kane celebrates after scoring his side\u2019s third goal during the DFB Pokal, German Cup final soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Munich in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ebrahim Noroozi)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

LONDON \u2014 The Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony<\/a> to crown the best men\u2019s and women\u2019s players in soccer is moving from its traditional Paris home to London in October.<\/p>

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The venue change for the Oct. 26 ceremony marks the 70th anniversary of the first award won by England great Stanley Matthews, co-organizers France Football magazine and UEFA said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

London also is the home city of England record scorer Harry Kane and the Arsenal team which won its first Premier League title<\/a> in 22 years and plays for a first Champions League title on Saturday against Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> .<\/p>\n

Kane scored 61 goals<\/a> in 51 games of a standout season for German champion Bayern Munich. That career-best total included 14 in the Champions League, where Bayern was edged by PSG in the semifinals, plus five more for England in a World Cup qualifying group.<\/p>\n

The men\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or in Paris last year was won by Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 after PSG won its first Champions League title.<\/p>

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Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 scored 19 in 39 games for PSG this season and started only 11 games in the Ligue 1 title campaign. He has seven goals in the Champions League ahead of facing Arsenal, including a key goal against Bayern<\/a> , though he missed five of France\u2019s six World Cup qualifying games while injured.<\/p>\n

The winner of the past three women\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or awards, Aitana Bonmat\u00ed, missed most of the season through injury, returning at the end<\/a> of Barcelona\u2019s quadruple-winning season that has included another Champions League title<\/a> last Saturday against OL Lyonnes.<\/p>\n

Ballon d’Or voters<\/a> are a global panel of journalists who each pick their top 10 from a shortlist of 30 players presented by France Football, L\u2019Equipe newspaper and UEFA.<\/p>

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AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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