Kane shrugs off Yamal's Ballon d'Or jibe with classy reply

Lamine Yamal's Ballon d'Or comments seemed aimed at Kane — and the England captain answered with praise, not a fight.

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What happened. Lamine Yamal argued the Ballon d'Or should reward the best player in the world rather than 'a player who has scored 80 goals', which many read as a swipe at Harry Kane. Asked about it after Bayern Munich's 7-0 win over Union Berlin, Kane declined to bite and instead called Yamal an incredible player.

• Kane scored his 100th Bundesliga goal in the 7-0 win over Union Berlin
• He named Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise and Rodri as fellow candidates
• Kane said everyone has the right to express themselves however they want

“I don't know how he meant it. Yamal is an incredible player. He had a great season, as did many others.”

— Harry Kane

Kane stays focused on Bayern's season while the Ballon d'Or debate rumbles on around him.

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