Harry Kane is 'still processing' his Ballon d'Or win, so he went back to the only thing he knows

Kane won the Ballon d’Or on Monday, becoming the first English player to pick up the accolade in 25 years and the first Bundesliga player to do so in 30

MUNICH – Less than an hour into a casual second-round cup match, a pocket of Bayern Munich fans in one corner of the Allianz Arena had moved on from reveling over Michael Olise's brace against second-division side Magdeburg. Their attention was instead on the group of substitutes who were warming up behind the opponent's goal and one person in particular. It was a likely place for Harry Kane to spend a Wednesday evening, no matter the circumstances. Considering Bayern's relative strengths, the coaching staff had already hoped to give Kane the night off, especially with Borussia Dortmund awaiting this weekend and a trip to Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League coming up on Tuesday.

This was no ordinary midweek cup game, though, the pre-match guard of honor from his teammates as clear a sign as any of the occasion. It was Kane's first time back since winning the Ballon d'Or on Monday, doing so in his hometown of London. The warm-ups were the only glimpse the crowd got of him on Wednesday, Bayern getting business done swiftly with a 6-1 win. Yet, Kane's appearance on the sidelines alone was celebratory, both after becoming the first Englishman to win the individual accolade in 25 years and the first player from the Bundesliga to do it since Matthias Sammer accomplished the