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Dan Kilpatrick

Harry Kane thriving in adversity as he bids to fire England to World Cup 2022 win

Harry Kane launched his new foundation last month with a short animation, narrated by the player himself, which effectively framed his rise to the top of the game as a response to the “feeling of rejection” at being released by Arsenal as an eight-year-old.

After all these years, and as he prepares to lead his country at another World Cup here in Qatar, it is striking that Kane has not lost the burning desire to prove people wrong.

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