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  • UCL: Harry Kane makes history as Bayern cruise to quarter-finals

    UCL: Harry Kane makes history as Bayern cruise to quarter-finals

    Harry Kane made history as Bayern Munich confirmed their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with 2-0 victory against Bayer Leverkusen.

    The striker’s close-range finish in the 52nd minute was his 10th in Europe this season, more than any other English player has scored in a single campaign in the competition’s history.

    Bayern came into the second-leg tie with a 3-0 lead following a commanding performance at home last week, and were again the better side in Leverkusen.

    Vincent Kompany’s men posed the greater threat in the first half, with Michael Olise and Kingsley Coman both firing narrowly wide.

    Leverkusen needed to come out and attack after the break, but it was Bayern who put the tie beyond doubt when Patrik Schick’s attempted clearance of a Joshua Kimmich free-kick fell straight at the feet of Kane who bundled home from a few yards out.

    With their star man Florian Wirtz ruled out with an ankle ligament injury, the hosts lacked invention and impact in the attacking third.

    Xabi Alonso’s side were looking to become only the fifth side in Champions League history to overturn a three-goal first leg deficit, yet it took them 65 minutes to register a shot on target.

    Jeremie Frimpong forced Bayern goalkeeper Jonas Urbig into a smart low stop, before Schick headed straight at the visiting stopper moments later

    Leverkusen’s desperation left more space for Bayern to exploit and Alphonso Davies took full advantage by converting Kane’s cross from close range in the 71st minute.

    The England captain then spurned a good chance to add a third when he placed wide under little pressure, before he rattled the crossbar with a snap-shot on the turn. Jamal Musiala also struck the post from a tight angle with 10 minutes left after being sent away by Serge Gnabry’s pass.

    Bayern will face Inter Milan in the quarter-finals after the Serie A champions defeated Feyenoord. The first leg will take place on 7/8 April with the second leg a week later.

    BBC

  • Euro 2024: Gakpo, Kane four others share Golden Boot award

    Euro 2024: Gakpo, Kane four others share Golden Boot award

    Three Lions of England captain,  Harry Kane has  shared the Euro 2024 Golden Boot award  with five other players after registering three goals to their names.

     

    The other five players are Spain’s Dani Olmo, Georgia’s Georges Mikautadze, the Netherlands’ Cody Gakpo, Slovakia’s Ivan Schranz and Germany’s Jamal Musiala.

     

    After netting three goals prior to the final neither Kane nor Olmo scored in the Euro 2024 final, which Spain won 2-1.

     

    Although, previous Euros have seen assists used as a tie-break, which would have given Leipzig midfielder Olmo the award on his own, but Uefa announced this year’s would just be decided on goals.

     

    Spain won the tournament after defeating England 2-1 in Berlin on Sunday night.

  • Euro 2024 final: Why we lost to Spain – Harry Kane reacts

    Euro 2024 final: Why we lost to Spain – Harry Kane reacts

    Captain of the English national football team, Harry Kane has reacted after Spain thrashed the Three Lions to lift the Euro 2024 title.

    Kane said after the final with teary eyes that England did really well to get back into the game but that the could not keep the ball.

    “Losing in a final is as tough as it gets. We did really well to get back into the game but we didn’t quite keep the same intensity and pressure I guess.

    “We couldn’t quite keep the ball and we got punished for it” said captain Kane.

    Spain substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored four minutes from time to give his side a deserved 2-1 Euro 2024 final victory over England on Sunday.

    It was a record fourth European crown, as Gareth Southgate’s team lost in their second successive final.

    Oyarzabal finished off a swift counter-attack for the winning goal as Spain were crowned champions, having won all seven games they played in the tournament.

    “I have done my job,” said Oyarzabal, who came on for captain Alvaro Morata after 67 minutes.

    “Just the fact of being … in the 26, you value it a lot. It happened to me but could have happened to anyone.”

    After a cautious first half where Spain had 65% possession but England’s Phil Foden had the only shot on target.

    It took two minutes after the restart for Spain to strike despite losing influential midfielder Rodri to injury at the break.

    Teenager Lamine Yamal found space down the right and crossed for fellow winger Nico Williams to slot home as England fell behind for the fourth successive match.

    Spain then enjoyed a purple patch with a series of sharp attacks as England’s previously watertight defence fell apart and Dani Olmo, Morata and Williams all had good chances.

    Southgate reacted by sending on Ollie Watkins, the scoring substitute hero of the semi-final, for an ineffective Harry Kane after an hour.

    Cole Palmer, England’s most creative player for the last month, joined Watkins 10 minutes later.

    It paid off almost immediately when Jude Bellingham laid the ball back into Palmer’s path and the substitute curled home a precise low 20-metre shot in the 73rd minute.

    The massed ranks of England fans, who vastly outnumbered their rivals, exploded and the whole feel of the night changed.

    Spain weathered the storm and a lapse of concentration saw England undone as Marc Cucurella was left in space on the left.

    Cucurella received the ball from Oyarzabal and drilled it across the box for the substitute to stretch out a toe and poke it home.

    There was still time for more drama at the other end as Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon parried a Declan Rice header from a corner.

    Dani Olmo also blocked Marc Guehi’s follow up on the line.

    Spain survived to add a fourth title to those won in 1964, 2008 and 2012.

    They also became only the third team in the last nine Euros to win the trophy without coming through a shootout at some point in the tournament following France (2000) and Greece (2004), nobody can deny they were worthy winners.

    For England the “30 years of hurt” after their 1966 World Cup success, which was sung about at Euro 1996, will now run to at least double that number.

    They also became the first team to lose successive Euro finals.

  • UCL: Bayern’s Harry Kane smashes Champions League record

    UCL: Bayern’s Harry Kane smashes Champions League record

    England and Bayern Munich forward, Harry Kane on Tuesday broke a UEFA Champions League record after scoring a goal in his side’s semi-final first leg 2-2 draw with Real Madrid.

    Kane scored from the spot to put Bayern up 2-1 as both teams eventually drew 2-2 at the Allianz Arena.

    During the encounter, Kane held his nerve to convert from 12 yards, taking his incredible tally to 43 goals in 43 games for Bayern Munich in all competitions in his phenomenal debut season.

    However, Kane’s goal against Madrid meant the England captain broke the record for the most goal contributions (11) by an English player in a single Champions League campaign after eight goals and three assists in the competition this season.

    The former Tottenham Hotspur star has now surpassed the likes of Steven Gerrard (10) and David Beckham (10).

    Kane will now hope to lead Bayern to victory when they face Carlo Ancelotti’s side in the return leg next week.

  • Harry Kane’s children involved in car crash

    Harry Kane’s children involved in car crash

    Bayern Munich striker, Harry Kane’s three children were involved in a car crash in Germany.

    The incident happened just a day before Bayern Munich’s Champions League quarter-final clash with Arsenal in London.

    It occured around 5:15pm on a road outside Schaftlarn, a town to the south of Munich.

    It is reported that the driver of a grey Renault wanted to turn left onto the motorway slip road.

    In the process, he collided with a black Mercedes Vito, which was conveying Kane’s kids.

    Louis, 3, Vivienne, 5, and Ivy, 7 – all sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital.

    The Renault was driven by a 20-year-old woman and she was travelling eith a three-year-old child and two adults aged 43 and 48.

    A total of eight people were taken to hospital for treatment.

  • Harry Kane better than Erling Haaland – Expert gives reasons

    Harry Kane better than Erling Haaland – Expert gives reasons

    Former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley has given his thought on who’s better between Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and City’s Erling Haaland.

    According to Burley, Haaland is not on the same planet as Kane in terms of all-round playing style.

    Haaland has been one of the most prolific strikers in recent years, especially since his move from Borussia Dortmund to Man City in the summer of 2022.

    It would be recalled that Norway international has broken the Premier League record, scoring 36 goals in a season.

    Haaland also contributed 52 goals and nine assists in 53 games across competitions to help Pep Guardiola’s side win the treble.

    Speaking about Haaland and Kane, Burley said (via Goal):

    “I don’t think it is any surprise that some of Haaland’s all-round game has room for improvement. He is about physicality and goals. When it comes to all-around play – I am not suggesting he is a worse goalscorer – he is not on the same planet as a Harry Kane.

    “In terms of his link-up play, Kane can drop off and play passes like a No.10. He can play 50-60-70-yard ping passes, round the corner, you name it.”

  • Bayern Munich forward, Harry kane reveals most loved Nigerian artiste

    Bayern Munich forward, Harry kane reveals most loved Nigerian artiste

    Three Lions of England and FC Bayern Munich forward,  Harry Kane has revealed his most loved Nigerian artiste.

    According to the goal poacher, he is a huge fan of Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy.

    Kane made this disclosure when answering questions in a recent interview with ESPN UK.

    Asked “what is the last song that got stuck in your head?”, Kane replied: “You know, ‘Big 7’ from Burna Boy? Yeah, I do like Burna Boy, to be fair. It just popped into my head there.”

    On the musician he would like to see live, the former Tottenham striker said, “Maybe someone like Burna Boy or Dave, you know.”

  • Harry Kane breaks Bundesliga goals record

    Harry Kane breaks Bundesliga goals record

    England captain Harry Kane continued his impressive goalscoring form with a double against Heidenheim as Bayern Munich moved top of the Bundesliga.

    Kane netted two goals in the first half to take his tally to 17 for the season.

    Having scored a hat-trick in each of his previous two Bundesliga matches, Kane has set a new league record for the most goals scored after 11 games.

    He overtakes Robert Lewandowski’s tally of 16 from 11 matches in 2019, while Bayern sit top of the table by a point.

    They lead second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, who would reclaim top spot with victory on Sunday when they host Union Berlin at 14:30 GMT.

    Former Manchester City winger Leroy Sane provided both assists for Kane, finding him inside the box for the opener as the striker spun and fired the ball into the top corner.

    Sane’s corner was then met with a precise, towering header from Kane to give Bayern a 2-0 lead before Heidenheim mounted a comeback in the second half.

    Two goals in three minutes from Tim Kleindienst and Jan-Niklas Beste cancelled out Kane’s double, but substitute Raphael Guerreiro swiftly restored Bayern’s lead in the 72nd minute, following up on a rebound to slot into an empty net.

    Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting also came off the bench to confirm victory for Bayern late on.

    Kane, who joined Bayern from Tottenham this summer, has already outscored last season’s joint-top scorers of the Bundesliga – Christopher Nkunku and Niclas Fullkrug finished on 16 goals each.

    It is also the 10th season in a row Kane has scored 20 or more club goals, while his tally of 17 goals in 11 Bundesliga games equals Erling Haaland’s haul for Manchester City at the same stage in the Premier League last season.

    BBC

  • I’m in Bayern to push my limits – Harry Kane

    I’m in Bayern to push my limits – Harry Kane

    England international, Harry Kane is delighted to now be a Bayern Munich player.

    The former Tottenham star signed for Bayern yesterday morning before making his debut in their German Super Cup defeat to RB Leipzig.

    At his media presentation today, Kane said: “I’ve always wanted to push my limits and improve, and see how far that can take me. Ultimately, I wanted to be playing at the highest level, to be playing in the Champions League, fighting for titles every year. Coming to Bayern, one of the biggest clubs in the world, gives me that opportunity.

    “It was a busy couple of days, a busy week. This is my first transfer; it was an up and down experience for sure but I’m happy to be here now. I wish Tottenham all the best, Daniel Levy all the best, but my focus is here now and trying to help this team.

    “I spent my whole career in England and the Premier League so it may take a bit of adapting to get used to a new league. I’m playing against different teams. As you saw yesterday with Leipzig, there are some great teams in this league and it is going to be a real challenge. I know people expect Bayern to win the league every year, but I think teams are improving and it is getting tougher.

    “For me it is about settling in, getting as comfortable as possible and understanding the different teams and how I need to adapt.”

    He added, “For me it is about trying to help the team as much as possible. Being a goalscorer, people are expecting me to do that.

    “I’ve only been here two days. I’m still getting to know the players but one of the reasons I joined is because we have amazing talent. If I get a good connection, I’ll score goals.”

  • Bundesliga: Harry Kane completes Bayern Medicals, set to make his debut today

    Bundesliga: Harry Kane completes Bayern Medicals, set to make his debut today

    Harry Kane completes his medical at Bayern Munich ahead of his £100million move to leave Tottenham and the Premier League for the Bundesliga champions.

    The England forward  could make his  debut on Saturday for the Bravarians.

    The move has seen the forward’s incredibly prolific spell at Spurs come to an end. He leaves without any silverware, but with a bucket load of goals, and it’s that firepower that will see the 30-year-old make an absolute fortune playing for the Bundesliga club.

    Kane could make his Bayern debut on Saturday in the German Super Cup against RB Leipzig, but he must be registered by 2pm UK time on Saturday to feature at the Allianz Arena.