Lee Carsley was undoubtedly the biggest media ‘star‘ in the England – Republic of Ireland game played on Saturday. The interim Three Lions boss debuted in a convincing victory, but also grabbed the headlines by not singing the national anthem. But in his second match in charge today against Finland, he is not the main star – Harry Kane is. England‘s captain will join the 10 men company when the game starts, as he will become only the 10th player in England‘s history to record 100 games.🚨🚨🎙️| Harry Kane on Cristiano Ronaldo: “Watching Cristiano Ronaldo score his 901st goal yesterday and seeing him compete at 39 years old INSPIRES ME to compete for as long as possible…” 🤝 pic.twitter.com/apth9fdXNO— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) September 9, 2024 The 31-year-old will receive a commemorative gold cap to mark the occasion, while he plans to wear a special pair of gold boots during the game. He spoke about this occasion with pride.“For now, 100 caps, that’s part of the reason I am really proud. As an England No 9 you come up against some good competition, some of the best strikers in England trying to take your place. I think I’m still as hungry as ever. I love playing for England. Even when I was younger I loved watching England, I was a big England fan. You see a lot of players who have a few good seasons but then drop off and I think the hardest thing to do is to maintain it and consistently play at the highest level. To consistently play at a high level is really difficult. That’s why I have so much respect for Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and these players“ he said ahead of the match.Yes, Grealish and Rice were Irish before, but did you know Jude and Gallagher are Irish now!?The former Tottenham star’s hunger for more success is fuelled by former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Brady. Much like Kane, Brady was doubted early in his career before defying expectations by winning an astonishing seven Super Bowl titles. He played at an elite level for 23 years to become arguably the greatest quarterback in NFL history before retiring aged 45 in 2023.”I’m always trying to improve and get better. The nature of the sport we play, there’s always going to be people that doubt you. It helps me to be consistent, it’s helped me to keep getting better. Tom Brady was a big inspiration of mine, I’ve spoken about him previously, about his mentality and mindset. He went on to become the greatest in his sport, but even when he was 42, 43 he was still having to prove people wrong, and to prove to himself that he was good enough. Deep down, that motivates me to be better when I’m doing finishing sessions on my own, stuff that I might not have to do still but I want to do it, I want to prove that there’s room for improvement“ said Kane.UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE – GROUP STAGETue 19:00: (2.10) Latvia (3.20) Faroe I. (3.80)Tue 21:45: (1.63) Hungary (3.80) B&H (5.70)Tue 21:45: (2.60) Netherlands (3.70) Germany (2.70)Tue 21:45: (2.40) Czech R. (3.35) Ukraine (2.95)Tue 21:45: (2.75) R.Ireland (2.95) Greece (2.85)Tue 21:45: (2.55) Albania (3.10) Georgia (2.95)Tue 21:45: (1.13) England (8.50) Finland (19.0)Tue 21:45: (1.95) Macedonia (3.45) Armenia (4.00)Tue 21:45: (3.50) Andorra (2.85) Malta (2.40)
