Harry Kane honed his craft at Larkswood Primary Academy and the Chingford Foundation School - also attended by David Beckham.
And the technique honed on those concrete playgrounds and football pitches has carried the England captain, 29, to a World Cup Golden Boot and on the verge of equalling Manchester United icon Wayne Rooney's all-time Three Lions scoring record of 53 goals.
Kane is set to lead his country once again on Saturday night when Gareth Southgate's side take on defending champions France in the World Cup quarter-finals. England will be the underdogs at Al Bayt Stadium, but the public are fully behind Kane and his colleagues.