Overview
- England faced Ghana at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Tuesday in a Group L World Cup match with captain Harry Kane starting at striker.
- Kane has long been a New England Patriots fan, a passion he says began after watching Tom Brady-focused media in 2011 and has cited Brady as an inspiration for his work ethic.
- Kane entered the Foxborough game in strong form after scoring twice in England’s 4-2 win over Croatia on June 17, underscoring his ongoing focus on leading England’s World Cup campaign.
- Kane has publicly said he would like to try the NFL as a kicker someday, a notion supported by Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey and bolstered by a reported 2017 50-yard field-goal demonstration.
- Playing World Cup matches in NFL venues highlights cross-sport interest but also underscores practical limits to any NFL switch, since there are only 32 kicking jobs and age and timing make a late-career jump difficult.