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Alasdair Gold

Harry Kane deserves far more respect as he targets England and Premier League records

Harry Kane is closing in on becoming England's top goalscorer of all time and could do the same in the Premier League, yet he is still to gain the respect his peers enjoyed and that's something that is becoming stranger and stranger.

On Thursday night, the 28-year-old's match-winning penalty against Switzerland took him above Gary Lineker and level with Sir Bobby Charlton on 49 goals for his country. Kane is now just four goals away from Wayne Rooney's record of 53 goals for England. What makes the Tottenham Hotspur striker's goal tally all the more remarkable is that while Rooney made 120 appearances for his country, Kane has played just 68 times for the Three Lions.

Yet a quick glance across social media on Thursday night would show you that Kane's goalscoring feats are not yet being recognised for what they should be - the feats of one of the Premier League's, his country's and the world's best strikers.

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