Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe have been handed the Gerd Muller trophy on the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony, changing into essentially the most prolific strikers on the planet.
The comparatively new prize was solely launched in 2021 and beforehand glided by the extra simple identify of ‘the Striker of the 12 months Award’. Rebranded to honour the legendary ending capability of Bayern Munich‘s all-time prime scorer, Kane and Mbappe have been becoming recipients on Monday evening after goal-laden campaigns.
Kane straight adopted in Muller’s footsteps final season. After securing a record-breaking transfer to Bayern Munich in the summertime of 2023, England’s ruthless captain set about systematically dismantling each scoring file in his manner. Bayern’s new quantity 9 completed a staggering marketing campaign with 44 objectives in 45 video games at membership degree.
Whereas Mbappe loved a surprising season, netting 44 objectives in 48 appearances for Paris Saint-Germain. He performed a key function in his squad’s journey to Ligue 1 glory earlier than making a highly-anticipated transfer to Actual Madrid in the summertime.
Regardless of his unrelenting torrent of strikes, which included 4 hat-tricks and 7 braces, Kane and Bayern ended the season with no single piece of silverware. He got here inside one match of ending his private look ahead to a senior trophy at Euro 2024, solely to lose to Spain within the closing.
Each strikers discovered the again of the online 52 occasions for membership and nation, honouring them each with the Gerd Muller trophy.
