England captain ‘physically and mentally tired’ after summerKane defends his agent and brother, Charlie, for botched moveHarry Kane has admitted for the first time that his turbulent summer took a toll on him mentally. The
England captain, who also suffered physically from having virtually no pre-season at
Tottenham, is looking forward to Friday night’s
World Cup qualifier against Albania at Wembley.
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The
Football Association expects a crowd of about 80,000 – with general admission tickets sold out – and England need a performance after misfiring in the 1-1 home draw with Hungary last month. The result followed the frittering away of two points in another 1-1 draw, away to Poland in September.