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#2 Harry Kane to win the Golden Boot

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When Harry Kane scored 21 goals in the 2014/15 season, he was labeled as a one-season wonder and many said he would fade away in the following season. However, the player from Walthamstow proved everyone wrong by scoring 25, 29 and 30 goals each in the following three Premier League seasons.

The 24-year-old narrowly missed out on the Premier League Golden Boot this season despite scoring 30 goals, courtesy of Mohamed Salah who broke the league goalscoring record by scoring 32.

This disappointment didn't last long for Kane as he was received with two amazing news.

On 22 May 2018, it was announced that Harry Kane will be captaining the Three Lions at the World Cup in Russia and on 8th of June he signed a new six-year contract with Tottenham Hotspurs.

Kane will be England's star man at Russia and the number nine will be finding the back of the net more than few times. An England player will win the Golden Boot for the first time since 1986 when Gary Lineker beat the likes of Diego Maradona, Careca and Emilio Butragueno for the award.

Let's take it a step further. Harry Kane will beat or match Ronaldo Nazario's record of 8 goals to win the Golden Boot at this year's World Cup.

About the author

Dakir is a European and Indian football journalist at Sportskeeda with an overall experience of 10 years. Holding a Master’s degree in Journalism & Mass Communication, and currently pursuing Master’s in Sports Journalism from Sheffield Hallam University, he is a seasoned football journalist who has interviewed the likes of former Liverpool star John Arne Riise, covered the entire 2022-23 Indian Super League season of the Kerala Blasters, and has delivered a seminar at an international conference held by St. Albert's College, Ernakulam.

Thanks to his extensive academic background in journalism, Dakir understands the importance of accuracy and spends a significant amount of time researching the subject. In today’s data-driven world of football, where players are perceived as machines, he prides himself amplify the voices of the people that make football the beautiful game that it is.

He started following football in 2013, and more specifically, Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool, and admires Jurgen Klopp for his untouched charisma and unmatched legacy. A perpetual underdog supporter, he is a fan of under-fire Reds forward Darwin Nunez and can’t wait for him to show the world what he truly is. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s iconic “corner taken quickly” corner assist for Divock Origi in Liverpool’s 4-0 UCL semifinal win over Barcelona left a lasting impact on him.

When not writing, Dakir enjoys indulging in his guilty pleasure - watching mass commercial movies.

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