During an exclusive interview with Radio Times, while promoting upcoming Prime Video series Meet the Owens, Owen said that Harry Kane has "a huge chance" of winning the prestigious award this year, a claim that both bookies and plenty of fans would agree with.
Owen noted that Kane, despite being a favourite to win, has "stiff competition" from players around the world.
He added: "This is possibly the best chance an English person has got of winning the Ballon d'Or since I won it 25 years ago. So yeah, absolutely. There's a a chance that we could have another Englishman."
The possibility of being awarded the Ballon d'Or has been put to Kane in recent days, with the striker saying it "would be amazing" if he were to win.
"I've done what I can do in terms of putting in the performances. It's now down to votes and other people and the media, stuff I can't control. We'll see what happens."
The winner is set to be crowned in London in October and this year will mark the 70th anniversary of the event, as well as the first time the ceremony will be held outside of Paris.
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