Lautaro finishes 22nd as Kane wins the Ballon d'Or

Lautaro Martínez finishes 22nd in the Ballon d'Or

Yesterday's edition had Lautaro Martínez on the shortlist; the vote is now in. Inter said the club captain finished 22nd in the 2026 Ballon d'Or, the prize the French magazine France Football gives to the men's player of the year. It was his fifth nomination, and the club published no point total.

Kane won the award at the London Palladium, where the Brazilian Ronaldo presented it. FCInterNews put Kylian Mbappé, the France forward, second and Lamine Yamal, the Spain forward, third. Martínez was the only Serie A player among the 30 finalists.

UPDATE · INTER.IT · OCT 26

The Under-23 side play their rescheduled match today

Inter said the Under-23 team host Scafatese at the Stadio Breda in Sesto San Giovanni today at 9:30 AM ET, 14:30 CET. It is the rescheduled matchday 8 fixture in Group C of Serie C, Italy's third division.

Sky Sport Italia carries it in Italy. There is no US listing.

INTER.IT · OCT 26

Inter Women are at Lyon in the Champions League

Inter Women play OL Lyonnes, as the Lyon women's club is now called, on Wednesday at 4:00 PM ET, 21:00 CET. It is matchday 3 of the Women's Champions League league phase.

Inter beat BK Häcken 1–0 and then drew 1–1 in Vienna, where Ivana Andrés, the defender, equalized in stoppage time. David Sassarini, the Inter Women head coach, has his team sixth in the league phase with four points, level with Lyon.

They drew 0–0 at Napoli in Serie A on Saturday, October 24.

INTER.IT · OCT 26

Inter 2–1 Fiorentina

JIMENEZ 64' (FIORENTINA) · THURAM 90+1' · ZIELINSKI 90+8' (PENALTY)

SERIE A · TOP OF THE TABLE · 22 POINTS FROM EIGHT · LEVEL WITH LAZIO