• Striker has toiled in previous finals but is fully fit for Italy game
  • ‘These occasions are for you to grab, to create your own history’

For Harry Kane, the stars appear to be aligning. Out of touch during the early part of Euro 2020, he has found his groove to the extent that another Golden Boot will be among the prizes at stake for him when he leads out England in the Wembley final with Italy on Sunday.

Unable to buy a break during the group phase, the captain can now reflect on having caught one of the biggest of them all when he fluffed his extra-time penalty in the semi-final against Denmark only to see the goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel, fumble the ball back to him. Kane lashed home the rebound to win it and take him to four goals for the tournament, one behind Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Patrik Schick of the Czech Republic.

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