Maybe it is because Harry Kane is still waiting to win his first team trophy that would catapult him into Ballon d’Or contention. Maybe, as he said himself, people are just a bit bored of him. Or maybe it is a bizarre reluctance to properly embrace one of our own.

England captain Harry Kane says he is "taken for granted" and feels people have become "bored" of his goalscoring record.

England captain Harry Kane believes he is taken for granted and people are bored by his goalscoring prowess. The 31-year-old is the country’s record goalscorer with 69 and shows no signs of slowing down as the mission for glory at the 2026 World Cup under Thomas Tuchel begins with the opening qualifier against Albania on Friday night.