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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Simon Mullock

Gareth Southgate explains recent silence towards England captain Harry Kane

Harry Kane has already smashed one goalscoring record for his club - and Gareth Southgate is backing his captain to do the same for his country.

Kane, who broke Jimmy Greaves’ Tottenham standard of 266 goals when he fired the winner against Manchester City last month, blew the chance to score his 54th England goal when he missed the penalty that sentenced Southgate’s men to a cruel World Cup quarter-final defeat by France in Qatar.

But the England boss has no worries that Kane’s heartbreak in the desert after seeing the 29-year-old continue his prolific form for Spurs. England open their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign against Italy in Naples on Thursday night followed by a Wembley date with Ukraine on Sunday.

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