Harry Kane confirmed he played golf with Trump (Image: Getty)
England captain Harry Kane described playing golf with United States President Donald Trump as a “pretty surreal experience”.
Trump revealed earlier in the week that the pair had previously played a round together, telling reporters: “I think Kane is a great player. I played golf with him and I like him a lot. He’s a good golfer too. He’s really great.”
Kane said it happened 18 months ago in Florida and is envious of Trump’s golf game at the age of 80.
“I played alright to be honest, but 18 months ago he invited me to play when I was down in Palm Beach,” the 32-year-old said ahead of England’s World Cup quarter-final with Norway on Saturday.
“So when the President invites you somewhere, it was a pretty surreal experience just to meet him and obviously play golf with him.
“His golf is pretty good, to be honest with you. I hope I can play golf as good as him when I’m his age, that’s for sure.
“A unique experience, but I was just grateful that he invited me to play.”
Thomas Tuchel (Image: Getty)
The comments come as England are set to face Norway this Saturday in Miami in the World Cup quarter-final.
Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel says his team will “need to be brave” to keep Erling Haaland at bay and reach the semi-finals.
Having started the knockout phase with a scare against the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tuchel says the thrilling 3-2 victory against Mexico was the “full package of an experience” but that success amid adversity has been left in the rearview mirror as England refocus on Saturday’s meeting with Norway.
Heat, humidity and the small matter of keeping Erling Haaland quiet are among the hurdles facing the side in Miami, where the German boss wants his players to step up another level.
“I think in general what it takes in the round of 32 and the round of 16, how we framed it with the team was it’s just you find a way to win,” Tuchel said ahead of the Hard Rock Stadium encounter.
“If you need a picture from the Premier League, it is January. It’s Sunderland, FA Cup. It’s away in Sunderland, it’s away in Leeds.
“You go. It’s adversity. It’s not good weather. You don’t like the decisions of the referee. Everything feels bad. They are on the front foot.
“You just need to get it done. If you want to be at Wembley in the end, you just need to get it done.
“Don’t go out in January, don’t go out in February. No one will ask you any more how you did it. And then comes the exciting times.
“Then comes April, then comes May, things can become easier and then you have your identity and you have to let go.
“This is now for me the exciting part, but we need to let go, we need to now connect to our identity, connect to what makes us strong, be on the front foot and be brave. We need to be brave now.
“It’s quarter-finals and the brave will have the luck on their side. And we cannot have any regrets when we play a quarter final. We have to go for it, this is the most important thing.”