‘Is he a nice guy? No. He’s a good guy’: how Harry Kane became an England great

<p>Figures who worked with striker in his formative years recall a self-belief – even when his talent did not stand out</p><p>There is another version of reality in which Harry Kane is not England’s greatest goalscorer but a goalkeeper. On his first day at Ridgeway Rovers, his first club, the coach Dave Bricknell asked whether anyone fancied going in goal. A six-year-old Kane threw up his hand – and he was pretty good.</p><p>“I thought I’d found a goalkeeper,” Bricknell says. “At that age, you don’t get many kids that don’t mind standing in front of a ball.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/09/is-he-a-nice-guy-no-hes-a-good-guy-how-harry-kane-became-an-england-great">Continue reading...</a>