Harry Kane receives apology from Thierry Henry as England hero given new name
Thierry Henry issued an immediate apology to Harry Kane just minutes after the England captain dragged the Three Lions from the brink of despair against DR Congo. England had been trailing 1-0 heading into the final 15 minutes of the contest in Atlanta, having fallen behind to an early goal after just seven minutes.
A hapless England side were in desperate need of a moment of inspiration, and as has been the case on so many occasions, it was their all-time record goalscorer who rescued them from despair. Firstly with a header inside the penalty area, before the Bayern Munich man rifled one into the top corner from the edge of the box to keep England’s World Cup dreams alive.
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Reacting to the ex-Tottenham star’s performance on FOX Sports, Henry, firmly of an Arsenal persuasion, was full of praise for the England marksman. He remarked: “You know what, I like to stay in my lane, and I'm going to respect the rules of your country. But from now I'm going to call him Sir Harry Kane.
"Because what he has done today...you guys were looking for answers. He by himself was the answer. And I'm not just talking about the goals, because you know the goals are going to go there. In the first half, Zlatan picked it up, he ran back to be in the back four to stop a counter to go on the other side, to start a counter and almost finish it.
"I don't even know what to say any more about Harry Kane. And you know, I'm not too much, with the Tottenham thing with Arsenal...but from now on, I'm going to call him Sir Harry Kane. And please. I know I don't have that power. That's just a personal thing. Well done England, because it was always going to be difficult against DR Congo. We said it. But when you have Harry Kane, anything is possible. Sir Harry, sorry."
Fellow ex-pro turned pundit, Zlatan Ibrahimovic added: "Listen, this England, I just said it. Harry Kane. He did three things, two goals and the one run he did that Thierry said, that says everything about how much he means for this team.
"We talk about Messi, Argentina, France, with Mbappe, but they've had superstars. We talk about Haaland for Norway. But when it comes to England, it's all about Harry Kane.
"And Thierry, you don't have the power to call him Sir Harry Kane, but I have. Sir Harry Kane is England. And the way he performed today, he needs to continue like that if this England is going to have a chance."
Kane and England’s next assignment is at the Azteca Stadium against co-hosts Mexico in the round-of-16. It promises to be the toughest test of the Thomas Tuchel era so far.