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The Athletic FC Podcast

Is Harry Kane better than ever?

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

World Cup, Premier League, Soccer,, Champions League, Sports

4.01.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

England are heading to the World Cup, and typically it’s thanks to captain Harry Kane.


So how important is he to their chances next summer?


Host: Ayo Akinwolere

With: Charlie Eccleshare, Seb Stafford-Bloor

Featuring: Rob Green

Executive Producer: Abi Paterson

Producers: Guy Clarke and John Rogers


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2:24.2

Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, Ayur, Akimoleri.

2:28.7

England are off to the World Cup, and typically it's thanks to their their captain Harry Kane. So how important is he

2:36.7

to their chances next summer? All right, in with us today we have Charlie Ecclesher who

2:44.6

covered Harry Kane for us when he was at Spursk. Good to see you, Charlie. Hello, how you doing?

2:49.1

And also our German football writer, Seb Stafford, Bloor. Thanks for see you, Charlie. Hello, how you doing? And also our German football writer,

2:51.4

Seb Stafford Bloor. Thanks for having me, hi. We'll also be joined later on by former England

2:56.7

goalkeeper Rob Green. But first, Charlie, England are through to the World Cup. I guess the big

3:03.0

question is how much of their hopes rest on the fitness of the big man Harry Kane as well? Yeah, I mean, I was looking at this because he was subbed off in all of the knockout games at the Euros. And obviously a part of that was because I guess he wasn't completely healthy. If he can go there and be in, you know, tip top shape, hopefully, you know, buy and have the Bundesiga 1 in March or something like that.

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