Kane, the captain of England, scored 44 goals in 45 competitive games during his first season with Bayern Munich after joining from Tottenham last summer.
In his last season with Paris St-Germain, Mbappe scored 44 goals in 48 games.
Along with the other members of his Real Madrid delegation, the France forward did not attend the ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
After learning that Vinicius Junior would not receive the men’s award, Real Madrid canceled their plans to attend, according to news and multiple Spanish news sites.
The European champions informed the media that their delegation would not travel “where it is not respected” after finding out that Vinicius, the front-runner for the prize, would not be named the world’s best male player.
“To accept this accolade from Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, a club great, is an honor. For me, it was a new chapter. I had never traveled to Germany with my family before, so I wasn’t sure what to anticipate.
