Harry Kane wears golden boots as he scores twice on 100th England cap
Harry Kane had a slightly different look than usual during England’s game against Finland
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Your support makes all the difference.Harry Kane was sporting a pair of golden boots as England took on Finland in his 100th appearance for the national side – and scored twice wearing the new footwear.
Only nine players have reached 100 caps for England before Kane, and the Bayern Munich forward led his side out in the Nations League match at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday.
The Football Association made pre-match ceremony which included a golden cap presentation, made by Frank Lampard.
“When you look at the list [of players with 100 caps] it is a list of some our greatest players,” Kane said ahead of the game. “I’m sure when I’m retired I’ll look back on this with immense pride.”
Kane also revealed his next goal will be trying to reach 100 goals. He is already England’s all-time top scorer with 68 goals in 100 appearances in an almost-decade long career that started with his first cap in March 2015.
“I’ve done around 15, 16, 17 caps a year whereas a normal year would be 10,” he added. “The goals were similar. I felt I was on 30 goals and then I went to 50 and then 60. It is definitely there and definitely possible. I feel like I am in a good place and these are good targets to try to reach.
“Some people may see them as unrealistic but I would rather go for something unrealistic and not quite make it rather than be comfortable just saying I will be happy with 70 or 80 goals.”
Kane has played in more games at major international tournaments than any other English player with 28 appearances, although it has coincided with the side’s most successful period. He has also played 83 competitive matches for the national side.
The FA also paid tribute to former manager Sven-Goran Eriksson before the match after he died aged 76 last month.
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