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Will 25-year wait be repeated if Harry Kane ends England’s Ballon d’Or drought? Golden Ball winner Michael Owen waiting on fifth member of exclusive club

Harry Kane stands on the verge of potentially stopping England's prolonged dry spell for the Ballon d'Or, an accolade the country has not seen awarded to one of its players in a quarter of a century.

Former recipient Michael Owen currently anticipates the addition of another countryman to the elite circle of English honorees, where Kane could become only the fifth individual to ever secure the prestigious trophy.