Harry Kane has taken aim at his trophy critics, with the Bundesliga title-winning Bayern Munich star wondering “what people talk about now”.

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• England star has first major trophy
• Tiresome debate brought to a close
• Intention is to collect more medals

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The England captain found himself at the centre of a tiresome debate after seeing major silverware elude him with club and country. He picked up countless individual accolades, breaking goalscoring records in the process, but never landed major silverware.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  That curse has been broken in 2025, with Kane now a champion in German football, with wild celebrations being enjoyed by the prolific 31-year-old striker. He is understandably delighted to have got his hands on a first winners’ medal.

• WHAT HARRY KANE SAID

  Kane has told “I’m very aware of the fact that I hadn’t won [a trophy]. I put myself under more pressure than anyone else could put me under. As the years go by you start to think: ‘Is it going to happen?’

  “I just credit my resilience because of the things I’ve had to deal with in my career; you just keep going and keep pushing yourself and good things will come and this is definitely one of those.”

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  Kane is a big golf fan and took inspiration from seeing Rory McIlroy win The Masters earlier this year, with the Northern Irishman saying on the back of that success, which saw him complete the career Grand Slam of major titles: “What are we all going to talk about next year?”

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