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The English or England-associated Ballon d’Or winners identified in the supplied DAZN material are Stanley Matthews (1956), Bobby Charlton (1966), Kevin Keegan (1978 and 1979), Michael Owen (2001), and Harry Kane (2026).
This is a source-bounded list: it reflects the players and years named in the supplied DAZN passage, rather than a separately verified claim that it is universally complete across all historical records.
English Ballon d’Or winners by year
| Player | Winning year or years |
|---|---|
| Stanley Matthews | 1956 |
| Bobby Charlton | 1966 |
| Kevin Keegan | 1978, 1979 |
| Michael Owen | 2001 |
| Harry Kane | 2026* |
\* The supplied DAZN material lists Harry Kane as a 2026 winner. That entry is presented here as reported in that material, not as independently verified outside its source context.
Stanley Matthews — 1956
Stanley Matthews won the Ballon d’Or in 1956. The supplied DAZN passage identifies him as the award’s first-ever winner and as an Englishman.
Bobby Charlton — 1966
Bobby Charlton won the Ballon d’Or in 1966. The same passage describes him as one of England’s all-time greats; that is a subjective characterization attributed to the source.
Kevin Keegan — 1978 and 1979
Kevin Keegan won the Ballon d’Or in consecutive years, 1978 and 1979. The supplied passage identifies him as an Englishman and presents him as the only Englishman to win the award twice. Because that distinction depends on the source’s scope, it is best understood as the source’s framing rather than as a separately checked exhaustive conclusion.
Michael Owen — 2001
Michael Owen won the Ballon d’Or in 2001. The DAZN passage frames Owen as the last English player to win before the later winner discussed in that article.
Harry Kane — 2026
The supplied DAZN material lists Harry Kane as a 2026 Ballon d’Or winner associated with English football. Since the entry is tied specifically to that material, it should be treated as a source-reported listing rather than independently verified historical fact beyond the passage.
Quick answer
The names and years identified in the supplied material are:
- Stanley Matthews — 1956
- Bobby Charlton — 1966
- Kevin Keegan — 1978 and 1979
- Michael Owen — 2001
- Harry Kane — 2026, as listed in the supplied DAZN material
Source: DAZN, “English Ballon d’Or winners: Charlton, Keegan, Owen”