Despite his fine individual performances, he has never managed to become a champion. On Sunday, against Spain, the Three Lions striker will fight to break his spell and win the first crown in 13 years as a professional footballer.
England and Harry Kane are bucking history. The Three Lions have reached the European Cup final after a heartbreaking win over the Netherlands and He is aiming for his first continental crown. The striker, meanwhile, will be looking for the first title of a career marked by his trophy curse. On Sunday, July 14, at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, it will be an all-or-nothing duel.
The story will be experienced in the German capital. On the one hand, The Hispanic team is the one that has had the best performance throughout the tournament and is aiming for its fourth championship. . If they win, they will become the winningest team in Europe, overtaking Germany who also currently holds three titles.
But on the other hand, they are looking to close an even more epic story. This is mainly due to the non-existent European crowns of England and Kane, who has never lifted a trophy in his career.
“It’s spectacular to enjoy this moment, we are happy because we had a lot of difficulties to get here. There is only one step left and we will give it our all in the final. “We are a great team and we are all ready to contribute, even if they play ten minutes, here we are all prepared and that showed today. I think we deserved to win the game and I hope we can repeat that,” said the striker, who scored the equalizer against the Netherlands.
Even though he anticipated the crucial duel and also showed his respect for the Red Fury: “It will be a very difficult duel against Spain, we will try to make history. “I am very excited and I am looking forward to this match, we have been looking for it for a long time,” he continued.
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The final match will be played exactly two weeks before Kane’s 31st birthday. The striker will be finishing his thirteenth season as a footballer, in which he has failed to win any team titles.
His unique situation attracts attention. He is an exceptional player, and this is even evident in his individual record. Without going any further, the striker has scored 406 times throughout his career. This has allowed him to obtain distinctions such as the Golden Boot (2024), the Premier League Golden Boot (2015-16, 2016-17 and 2020-21), the FA Player of the Year (2016-17) and the World Cup Golden Boot (2018), among others.
However, his fine performance did not translate into titles with his teams. This is somewhat understandable after playing most of his career at Tottenham. Spurs tried to compete throughout the century, but were unable to beat the rest of the Big Six.
He became the top scorer of the London team, with 282 goals, surpassing the great Jimmy Greaves (266). Despite being captain, idol and star, he decided to change scene. He signed for Bayern Munich, in an operation that cost more than 100 million dollars.
However, He took his curse with him. The Bavarians had just won eleven Bundesligas in a row, in addition to multiple local titles and the Champions League (2020). Even contributing with scores that led him to become the Golden Boot was of no use. This is an unusual drought in 2023-2024.
Bayern ended their season without a title . The first setback came on Kane’s debut, after he had only been at the club for a few days. He came on as a substitute in the 3-0 defeat to Leipzig in the German Super Cup final. It would bode ill for the rest of the season. They were eliminated from the DFB Pokal in the second round by Saarbrücken, a club that finished fifth in the German third division and third in the league. Both competitions were won by the surprising Bayer Leverkusen. In the Champions League, they were eliminated by Real Madrid after two goals in Joselu’s suffering.
Kane’s misfortune has occurred throughout his career. The most memorable finals are the 2019 Champions League, against Liverpool, and Euro 2020, played in 2021 due to the pandemic. which Italy eventually conceded on penalties. Now, against Spain, he will seek revenge and win the first title for himself and for England, who have never managed to impose themselves at continental level.
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