Harry Kane had solely mustered three targets for England when Wayne Rooney shattered Bobby Charlton’s long-held file of 49 strikes in a Euro qualifier in opposition to Switzerland in 2015, sealing a 2-0 triumph within the course of.
However, on Thursday in opposition to Italy, Kane netted his 54th aim for his nation in 81 appearances to surpass Rooney within the file books.
Kane fired dwelling a penalty shortly earlier than half-time in Naples in England’s 2-1 victory to grow to be his nation’s all-time high scorer and clearly appears able to including many extra.
Rooney, whose 53 targets got here in 120 video games, was one of many first to congratulate the England captain Kane.
“Congratulations to Harry Kane on becoming England’s all-time leading goal-scorer. I knew it wouldn’t take long but that was quick. Great man, unbelievable goal-scorer and an England legend. Congrats Harry!”, Rooney mentioned on Twitter.
It was a particular second for Kane who had the possibility to interrupt the file within the World Cup quarterfinal in opposition to France however missed a penalty within the 2-1 defeat in Qatar.
“I was on the pitch when Wayne broke the record. I know what it meant to him and I was so proud of him. I remember when I gave him the boot for breaking the record, he said he would be giving it back to me one day,” Kane instructed Channel 4.
Kane, the 29-year-old Spurs legend, not too long ago shattered Jimmy Greaves’s benchmark of 266 targets for Tottenham, having rocketed previous it to succeed in an astonishing 271 targets for the London membership.
His strike fee for England is extraordinary and in 64 appearances beneath Gareth supervisor Southgate, he has bagged 49 targets.
Kane, who scored 79 seconds into his worldwide debut in 2015, is scoring on the fee of 1 aim each 1.5 video games for his nation – a ratio solely bettered by Greaves.
He has 5 England hattricks to the six of Greaves however Thursday’s penalty was particular.
“It means everything. I was so excited to put the England shirt on, get back out here and get the campaign started for next year’s Euros. It had to be a penalty, and once it hit the back of the net, huge emotion. A magical moment. Just a great night, we haven’t won in Italy for so long. To score and win is so special,” Kane mentioned.
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