Harry Kane described his 54th worldwide objective as a “magical second” as he grew to become England’s all-time main goalscorer in a 2-1 Euro 2024 qualifying win away to Italy on Thursday. The Tottenham striker banished reminiscences of his essential penalty miss within the Three Lions’ World Cup quarter-final defeat by France in December by smashing house a spot-kick simply earlier than half-time to offer the guests a 2-0 lead in Naples.

“It needed to be a penalty, and as soon as it hit the again of the online, big emotion,” Kane informed Channel 4. “A magical second.”

On his 81st worldwide look, the England captain moved away from Wayne Rooney‘s tally of 53 objectives for the Three Lions.

“I knew it would not take lengthy however that was fast,” Rooney posted on Twitter. “Nice man, unbelievable goalscorer and an England legend. Congrats Harry.”

Kane additionally surpassed Jimmy Greaves’ earlier document of 266 to turn out to be Tottenham’s prime scorer in February.

“To be part of that’s superb. I simply need to say an enormous due to all my teammates, the workers, the followers, my household again house and my spouse,” added Kane after England’s first win away to Italy since 1961.

“Only a actually particular evening for me and an evening I’ll always remember. I am simply actually proud.”

The 29-year-old scored his first senior worldwide objective simply seconds into his debut as a Wembley substitute towards Lithuania in March 2015.

He was named as Gareth Southgate’s skipper forward of the 2018 World Cup and led his nation to the semi-finals, bagging the Golden Boot with six objectives in Russia.

4 extra objectives at Euro 2020 helped England attain a primary main ultimate since 1966.

Kane’s two objectives on the 2022 World Cup noticed him transfer forward of Gary Lineker as England’s prime scorer at main tournaments with 12.

Nonetheless, a profession laden with private milestones continues to be missing collective glory.

Kane is but to win a significant trophy for membership or nation.

In addition to the near-misses for England, he was on the dropping facet when Tottenham reached the Champions League ultimate for the primary time of their historical past in 2019, happening 2-0 to Liverpool in Madrid.

His future at membership stage is once more a supply of hypothesis with simply over one yr left to run on his contract amid curiosity from Manchester United and Bayern Munich.

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