Ahead of his landmark 100th match for England, Harry Kane has revealed the inspiration that Cristiano Ronaldo recently instilled in him.
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The Three Lions' all-time top goalscorer is set to make more history with his national team, with the former Tottenham Hotspur striker poised to become only the 10th player in the nation's history to make a century of appearances for the 1966 world champions.
However, having just turned 31 earlier this year, the London native believes he can play for England well into his late thirties, just like Ronaldo has for Portugal, with the Al Nassr talisman having recently made history of his own after scoring 900 career goals.
"I feel in really good shape. I feel both physically and mentally at a peak in my career. Just watching other players like Ronaldo scoring his 901st goal yesterday and seeing him compete at 38, 39 years old, just inspires me to play for as long as possible," Kane said ahead of England's clash with Finland on Tuesday night, as per ESPN.
"I love this game, I love representing England more than anything, and I don't want it to end any time soon. For me, it is about continuing to improve, being consistent in an England shirt and at club level. Who knows how many caps or goals I can get, but I am hungry for more and determined to keep pushing the boundaries."
Quizzed on whether he knew the five-time Ballon d'Or winner personally, the Bayern Munich star added: "No. I've met him a couple of times at different events but he was someone – both he and [Lionel] Messi – I looked up to growing up.
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"They were in their prime as I was coming into the teenage years and probably when I was coming into football and really wanted to improve and get better, not just when I loved football. Both of them were inspirations to me."
