‘I’d regret not winning a title with England’

CAPTAIN Harry Kane believes it will be a stain on his career if he ends up emptyhanded with England.

Former Three Lions skipper Wayne Rooney (below) always regretted not winning silverware for his country.

“I’d be the same as Wayne if I get to the end of my career and haven’t won a trophy with England,” said Kane. “I’d always look back and probably regret that in the same way he does.

“As captain, I feel the pressure of that 100 per cent. But it gives me motivation to be able to win something.

“We haven’t won a trophy as a national team for a long time and when you look at the players we’ve produced and have playing year in, year out, we have the best in the world.

“The aim for us and the manager when he came in was to become the No.1 side in the world and we have taken steps towards that.

“We had a great

World Cup and with that comes added pressure.

“But if we want to be the best and win tournaments we have to cope with that. We can’t be fearful of any team.

“We have to go into finals with full belief in ourselves, which

I feel we have, and go on to achieve something special.

“That’s the aim going into the Euros. And that’s why I’ve got to do as much as I can as a player, the captain and one of the leaders in the team to help us win something.

“Not just for my own personal success but for the nation’s pride.

“We know how much it would mean to the country to win a major trophy. I’m excited for the challenge and up for it.”

Kane accepts ending 55 years without a title will not be easy, but he dreams of lifting a major trophy with England.

“Yeah, it’s hard not to think about that,” said the Tottenham striker.

“It’d be hard to put into words what that would mean, not just for me but, for the whole country itself.

“It would be an incredible moment but it’s not as easy as just turning up, winning a couple of games and getting it done.

“We’ve done lot of hard work the last four years with Gareth to put us in this place. The team is an incredible mix of young and experienced players all playing at the highest levels for their clubs.

“So, yes, it’s there for us but there are a lot of great nations out there looking to do the same.

“We’re going to have to find a way to go a little bit further but, abilitywise, there’s no question we can. We just have to take that next step.”