Harry Kane turned certainly one of six gamers to share the Euro 2024 Golden Boot, regardless of failing to seek out the online in Sunday’s remaining.
Kane has come below fireplace for a collection of underwhelming performances on the Euros this summer season and was changed by Ollie Watkins after simply an hour in England’s 2-1 defeat to Spain within the remaining on Sunday.
However even in poor type, Kane was in a position to contribute three very important targets to England’s trigger. The Bayern Munich striker netted in a 1-1 group stage draw with Denmark and scored a significant extra-time winner towards Slovakia within the spherical of 16, earlier than changing a penalty in Wednesday’s 2-1 comeback win over the Netherlands within the semi-final.
That was sufficient to see Kane sit degree atop the scoring charts alongside Spain’s Dani Olmo, Georgia’s Georges Mikautadze, Ivan Schranz of Slovakia, Bayern Munich teammate Jamal Musiala of Germany, and Liverpool’s Dutch ahead Cody Gakpo.
Assists have been used because the tie-breaker within the Golden Boot race at earlier European Championships. Beneath these parameters, Olmo would have taken the crown after notching two assists alongside his three targets.
Nevertheless, Uefa introduced (through BBC Sport) that this yr’s award can be determined solely on targets scored, which means 5 gamers share the honour.
Spain and Man Metropolis midfielder Rodri was named Participant of the Event, whereas fellow Spaniard and Barcelona wonderkid gained Younger Participant of the Event.
Harry Kane provides one other particular person achievement to the record
That is Kane’s second Golden Boot award of his worldwide profession after scoring six targets in England’s run to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals.
These awards sit properly on his shelf amongst a bunch of different particular person accolades, together with three Premier League Golden Boots, the Torjägerkanone (Bundesliga Golden Boot) and the 2023/24 European Golden Shoe and UEFA Champions League prime scorer crowns.
Kane can also be England’s all-time prime scorer with 66 targets in 98 caps up to now — no less than 13 greater than another participant.
After all, Kane would gladly commerce all of these particular person achievements for a crew trophy, with the striker now shedding in 5 separate main finals for membership and nation and failing to style glory thus far.
“One other robust second for the crew and for me personally,” Kane instructed BBC Radio 5 Dwell after Sunday’s loss in Berlin.
“A troublesome event bodily and mentally. You get so near the best of the highs, the head of our careers, now everyone seems to be on the lowest of the lows. We haven’t discovered a strategy to win that trophy and it will harm for a very long time.”
