Tottenham striker Harry Kane will be England’s commander at the World Cup in Russia, the Football Association reported on Tuesday. Supervisor Gareth Southgate has shared the position of authority around since assuming control as chief in 2016 however has now settled on Kane for the competition, which starts one month from now.
The 24-year-old, who has scored 12 objectives in 23 worldwide appearances, was first given the armband for the qualifier against Scotland last June and has skippered the side on three further events. Southgate, who declared his choice amid a group meeting at England’s preparation base on Monday, stated: “Harry makes them extraordinary individual characteristics. He is a careful expert and a standout amongst the most vital things for a skipper is that they set the standard consistently.
“He has conviction and elevated requirements and it is an incredible message for the group to have a skipper who has demonstrated that it is conceivable to be truly outstanding on the planet over a steady timeframe.”
Southgate and Kane, who burst onto the senior worldwide scene with an objective 79 seconds into his 2015 presentation against Lithuania, showed up in a live video posted on England’s Twitter account not long after the official declaration. “It’s an astounding honor,” said Kane. “Clearly you generally dream of playing for England, growing up. To be the commander is that tad more.
“So energized, clearly energized for the World Cup. I just can hardly wait to be there and encounter it. To lead the fellows out will be unique. Be that as it may, for me nothing changes – I’m a similar individual, a similar player, and it’s just about the group. We’ve recently got the opportunity to do what we can and go the extent that we can.”
Kane’s Spurs colleague Eric Dier and Liverpool commander Jordan Henderson were viewed as the other likeliest contender for the part.
The champion star in England’s unpracticed squad, Kane will go to his first World Cup loaded with certainty after another extraordinary season in which he passed the 30-objective stamp for club and nation for the fourth season in succession.