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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Barney Ronay

World class yet misunderstood, Harry Kane remains England’s form horse

Portrait of Harry Kane in England training kit.
Harry Kane has scored 63 goals in 91 games for England and 58 in 74 under Gareth Southgate. Photograph: Paul Cooper/WPA Pool/PA images

Southgate in crisis. England in Euro flip‑flap flop. Kane: My (in hindsight) Sad and Doomed Trophy Hopes. Plus ça change, plus c’est the same bleeding thing all over again.

Whenever Harry Kane approaches a significant mark in his career it is always tempting to peer down the time tunnel in search of a poignant on‑this‑day‑style comparison. Jump back 10 years and Kane, more so than any other elite footballer, is likely to have been on the bench at AFC Egham or scoring a hat-trick against Bogford Cheesedown in the Copydex Industrial Sealants 37th‑tier playoff quarter-finals.

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