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Harry Kane surpassed Wayne Rooney's tally of 53 goals with a first-half penalty in the Euro 2024 qualifier in Naples against Italy.

"I was on the pitch when Wayne broke the record and I know what it meant to him. Harry Kane surpassed Wayne Rooney's tally of 53 goals with a first-half penalty in the Euro 2024 qualifier in Naples against Italy. "It's a magical moment."

Striker Harry Kane has overtaken Wayne Rooney to become England's all-time record goalscorer after reaching 54 goals in for his country.

"Playing for England is probably my greatest feeling in football and I want to do it for as long as possible. "It's the first time that England have won in Italy for a long, long time and to be part of that is amazing. "But I'm 29, I'm feeling fit and I'm feeling strong. And to everyone in here, thank you to everyone who has made this dream come alive. "I want to also say a big thank you to my teammates, to the staff, the fans, my family back home and my wife. Kane scored from the spot right before half-time after VAR awarded a penalty for handball to England against Leonardo Spinazzola.

Harry Kane deserves to stand in the company of England greats and can push his scoring record far into the distance of others, writes Phil McNulty.

He can link play from all parts, has a prodigious work-rate and offered so much more than goals in his international career. As at club level, the trophy is missing. Such are the high standards he maintains, there is no reason why Kane cannot end his England career with a total that will take an awful lot of beating - and a record that will need a truly great striker to overtake it. What should be remembered after this night in Naples is England have been privileged to have such an outstanding striker at their disposal, someone who has every right to stand in the company of those he overtook in the 44th minute of their first win against Italy in Italy since 1961. And then there was the heartache of the World Cup semi-final loss to Croatia in Russia in 2018, the Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy at Wembley and the personal heartache of that France game in Qatar. The heartfelt congratulations from Rooney and Lineker was an accurate reflection of the respect in which Kane is held throughout the game, both as a striker and inspirational leader of this England team - a personality so hugely admired by his colleagues.

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"We have seen in his performances for his club he has put it behind him,” Southgate said. He added: "When he said that and I went on a good run of scoring goals, I thought, 'Okay, maybe this is something I can achieve'. Kane said the miss against Les Bleus would haunt him for the rest of his life and admitted he was desperate to play another game as soon as possible. The 29-year-old took over Jimmy Greaves at the start of February, when he registered his 267th goal for his boyhood club. "He wanted me to do it because he thought I would go on to break it. He was then given the chance to eclipse Rooney with another spot kick, but blasted it over as the Three Lions agonisingly lost 2-1.