England captain Harry Kane has revealed he played a round of golf with President Donald Trump.
President Trump told reporters on Monday that he had played golf with Kane, complimenting the 32-year-old on his golf, his football, and as a person. Kane returned the compliments on Friday evening, expressing his gratitude for the opportunity, and saying that the U.S. President golf was “pretty good”, and that he hoped to be that good when he was 80.
Kane, speaking at the pre-match press conference in Miami ahead of Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway, confirmed that the round took place in Palm Beach, Fl. “about 18 months ago”, and said that it was a “unique experience”.
“I played alright to be honest,” Kane said, when asked about Trump’s claim. “We played about 18 months ago. He invited me to play when I was down in Palm Beach. So when the President invites you somewhere … It was a pretty surreal experience just to meet him, and to play golf with him. His golf is pretty good, to be honest. I hope I can play golf as well as him when I’m his age, that’s for sure. So (it was) a unique experience. I’m just grateful he invited me down to play.”
Just hours before his comments in the Oval Office, President Trump had posted on his TruthSocial social media platform on Sunday about his admiration for the Bayern Munich striker. “Harry Kane of England is a GREAT player!!!”, Trump posted, immediately after England’s 3-2 round-of-16 win over Mexico in Mexico City.
The following day Trump said again how much he admired Kane, revealing their golf round for the first time.
“I think (Harry) Kane is a great player,” Trump said. “See, I played golf with him and I like him a lot. He’s a good golfer. He’s really great.”
Kane also revealed at his press conference that Sir David Beckham wished the whole England team luck when he met them before their training session at the Inter Miami facility in Fort Lauderdale on Friday afternoon.
“He just wished us luck, after most games he messages me and we stay in touch,” Kane said of Beckham. “He is a big England fan, we all know how much it means for him to represent England, to be captain, (to) play the way he did every time he wore the shirt.
“He was just there to support us. It was good to catch up with him, and for some of (the) other lads to have a chat with him. He’s an England legend. Hopefully we can do him proud tomorrow.”
