The rumor that Harry Kane will retire from the English national team was false.
England knelt 1-2 against Spain in the Euro 2024 final at Olympiastadion Berlin in Berlin, Germany on the 15th (Korea time). England did not get their hands on the first Euro trophy in history again this time.
In the end, Kane failed to escape from the swamp of no officers again this time. Kane burned his desire to win to the point where he said he wanted to change all the top scoring trophies and Euro trophies he has won so far, but he was unable to climb with a smile at the awards ceremony.
After the game Kane looked mentally struggling. He added "It's another tough moment for Tim and for me personally. It's a tough tournament physically and mentally. We are so close to the peak of our career. And yet we haven't found a way to win the trophy and it seems to remain a scar for a long time," he said, opening up his strength with difficulty.
Then "It's hard to express how we feel right now. It was a tough game. It's hard to accept losing a point at the end. I missed my chance. This kind of final doesn't come easily to us. We have to catch it when the opportunity comes like this. But they failed to do so again. It's so painful, it hurts."
After Kane failed to reach the championship again, rumors began to spread in England that Kane was considering retiring from the national team. The source of the rumour was Gary Lineker, the English legend. Lineker says "Kane is 30 years old now. I retired from the national team at the age of 32. It's terrible that this happened to a 31-year-old player"He said as if Kane might consider retiring. Rumors of Kane's retirement began to spread as the interpretation of Lineker's remarks expanded.
It was 100% a rumor that Kane was considering retiring from the national team. The British Telegraph reports 'Kane is not expected to consider retiring from the national team at all. Sources close to Kane have completely dismissed the idea that Kane could consider retiring from the national team. He will be more determined to win the 2026 North American World Cup and beyond as well as major tournaments, he reported.
Kane intends to take comfort from watching Lionel Messi, who was suffering from thirst for a national team win like him. Messi also made his Argentina national team debut in 2005 and did not win a major national team tournament until winning the Copa America 2021.
However, after winning the Copa, Messi became the best player in soccer history with a World Cup victory, and also won the Copa 2024, reaching the grand achievement of three consecutive major tournaments. Kane also plans to run without giving up like Messi.
The Telegraph added that `Kane is more likely to follow Messi, who is still playing for Argentina at the age of 37 and has won the World Cup, two Copa America and Pinalisima' rather than considering his national future.
Kane also said on his personal social media that `We have not reached our goal and we will have to live with it. But as always, we will get up, dust ourselves off, put on an England shirt and get ready to fight again"Despite his great disappointment, he strengthened his fighting spirit even further.
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