Portrait of Harry Kane

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Harry Kane

English international footballer, forward and captain of England.

Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “2018: dispute over awarding goal against Stoke — swears on daughter's life, appeal ultimately accepted” and “2020: technique of positioning himself beneath jumping defenders — accusations of dangerous play”.

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Profile No. 1707 · Updated on 12 October 2026

Portrait of Harry Kane

Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

6Documented controversies
8Sources
0Formal charge · all time
0Conviction

I. Documented controversies

01

2025-11–2026-05-27

2025–2026: Oddschecker advertisement featuring him banned for strong appeal to under-18s

Civil / administrative proceedings

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority banned an Oddschecker Instagram post featuring Kane and referring to Ballon d'Or betting, finding that the player had strong appeal to under-18s.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    Advertising Standards AuthorityASA Ruling on Cyan Blue Odds Ltd t/a OddscheckerRegulatory authorityVery high reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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02

2024-06-23–2024-06-24

Euro 2024: publicly responds to Gary Lineker and former internationals after criticism of England

No legal proceedings

Kane responded to strong criticism from Gary Lineker and former players by asking them to remember how difficult major tournaments were and that many of them had themselves been involved in England's previous failures.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Directly implicated

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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03

2022-11-21

2022 World Cup: abandons OneLove armband under threat of FIFA sporting sanction

No legal proceedings

Kane was due to wear the OneLove armband in support of diversity, but England and six other national teams abandoned the plan after FIFA threatened captains with immediate sporting sanctions.

State of the evidence
Documented

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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04

2021-08-02–2021-08-06

2021: standoff with Tottenham over move to Manchester City — absent on first two days of pre-season return

No legal proceedings

While seeking a move to Manchester City, Kane failed to report on the first two days Tottenham expected him back for pre-season training, amid a dispute with the club.

State of the evidence
Disputed

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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05

2020-11–2020-12-12

2020: technique of positioning himself beneath jumping defenders — accusations of dangerous play

No legal proceedings

Video compilations prompted debate about Kane's technique of positioning himself beneath defenders jumping for aerial balls, which some supporters and commentators considered dangerous.

State of the evidence
Documented

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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06

2018-04-07–2018-04-11

2018: dispute over awarding goal against Stoke — swears on daughter's life, appeal ultimately accepted

Civil / administrative proceedings

Kane insisted that a goal initially credited to Christian Eriksen should be awarded to him, going so far as to swear on his daughter's life that he had touched the ball. His efforts prompted mockery and criticism.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Personally implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    News24 / AFPKane awarded Tottenham goal after appealPressMedium reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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  1. Gary Lineker1 documented reference

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