Harry Kane turned one among six gamers to share the Euro 2024 Golden Boot, regardless of failing to seek out the web in Sunday’s ultimate.
Kane has come underneath hearth for a collection of underwhelming performances on the Euros this summer time and was changed by Ollie Watkins after simply an hour in England’s 2-1 defeat to Spain within the ultimate on Sunday.
However even in poor kind, 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 an important extra-time winner in opposition to 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. Below 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 could be determined solely on targets scored, which means 5 gamers share the honour.
Spain and Man Metropolis midfielder Rodri was named Participant of the Match, whereas fellow Spaniard and Barcelona wonderkid received Younger Participant of the Match.
Harry Kane provides one other particular person achievement to the listing
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 number 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 high scorer crowns.
Kane can be England’s all-time high scorer with 66 targets in 98 caps up to now — at the least 13 greater than another participant.
In fact, Kane would gladly commerce all of these particular person achievements for a staff trophy, with the striker now shedding in 5 separate main finals for membership and nation and failing to style glory to date.
“One other powerful second for the staff and for me personally,” Kane instructed BBC Radio 5 Dwell after Sunday’s loss in Berlin.
“A tricky 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 technique to win that trophy and it’s going to damage for a very long time.”
