Kane's Goal Record Dominates Europe; England Coach Hails Irreplaceable Striker

(Central News Agency, London, 4th, comprehensive foreign report) England coach Thomas Tuchel considers Harry Kane the ultimate expert in an England squad built of World Cup 'specialists,' praising him for elevating the art of goalscoring to a rare height.

According to AFP, the England captain is preparing for his third World Cup at the age of 32, carrying a strong ambition to end the nation's 60-year wait for a major tournament title.

Kane's statistics are astonishing. This season, he won the European Golden Shoe for the second time, scoring 36 goals in 31 appearances as Bayern Munich marched towards their 34th Bundesliga title.

In September last year, he reached the 100-goal milestone in his 104th game for the German club, the fastest such achievement at a single club in Europe's top five leagues this century.

Kane finished the season with 61 goals for Bayern, including a hat-trick in the DFB-Pokal final.

He is also Tottenham Hotspur's all-time top scorer (280 goals), England's all-time leading goalscorer (78 goals), and the highest-scoring English player in the UEFA Champions League (54 goals).

Tuchel, who was Bayern's coach when Kane joined in 2023, announced his 26-man World Cup squad last week, explaining he has 'specialists for different situations.'

The German coach admitted after England's disappointing defeat to Japan in March, a game Kane missed, that England's talisman and leader is simply irreplaceable.

Tuchel said, 'England without Kane cannot produce the same threat. The same is true for Bayern Munich without Kane. It's normal that no team in the world can maintain the same level of threat after losing him.'

Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness was also unreserved in his praise, calling Kane the most successful signing in the club's history. (Editor: Li Peishan) 1150605