England captain Harry Kane confirms golf outing with US president Donald Trump
England captain Harry Kane has confirmed he played a round of golf with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida around 18 months ago, calling it a "surreal" experience and saying the president is a good golfer.
England captain Harry Kane has confirmed he played a round of golf with U.S. President Donald Trump around 18 months ago, describing the experience as "surreal" and saying the president has "a pretty good" golf game.
Trump had revealed earlier this week that he and the Bayern Munich striker had played together, praising Kane both as a footballer and a golfer after England's 3-2 round of 16 win over Mexico.
Speaking in Miami on Friday ahead of England's FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Norway, Kane confirmed the pair met in Palm Beach, Florida, after Trump invited him for a round of golf.
"I played all right, to be honest," Kane told reporters. "He invited me to play when I was down in Palm Beach. So yeah, 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. I hope I can play as well as him when I'm his age. So yeah, it was a unique experience and I was just grateful he invited me down to play."
Trump had first hailed Kane on his Truth Social platform after the England captain scored in the win over Mexico.
"Harry Kane of England is a GREAT player!!!" Trump wrote.
The following day, the US president told reporters that the two had previously shared a round of golf.
"I think Kane is a great player," Trump said. "I played golf with him and I like him a lot. He's a good golfer. He's really great."
Kane has enjoyed an outstanding World Cup campaign, scoring six goals to move within one of Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot as England prepare to take on Norway for a place in the semi-finals.
Trump has featured prominently in World Cup headlines this week after speaking with FIFA president Gianni Infantino over the suspension handed to U.S. forward Folarin Balogun following his red card in the group stage.
FIFA later converted Balogun's one-match ban into a suspended sentence, making him eligible for the Round of 16 clash against Belgium. Infantino said Trump's intervention had no bearing on the disciplinary decision. Balogun featured in the match, but the United States were eliminated after a 4-1 defeat to Belgium.
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England captain Harry Kane has confirmed he played a round of golf with U.S. President Donald Trump around 18 months ago, describing the experience as "surreal" and saying the president has "a pretty good" golf game.
Trump had revealed earlier this week that he and the Bayern Munich striker had played together, praising Kane both as a footballer and a golfer after England's 3-2 round of 16 win over Mexico.
Speaking in Miami on Friday ahead of England's FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Norway, Kane confirmed the pair met in Palm Beach, Florida, after Trump invited him for a round of golf.
"I played all right, to be honest," Kane told reporters. "He invited me to play when I was down in Palm Beach. So yeah, 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. I hope I can play as well as him when I'm his age. So yeah, it was a unique experience and I was just grateful he invited me down to play."
Trump had first hailed Kane on his Truth Social platform after the England captain scored in the win over Mexico.
"Harry Kane of England is a GREAT player!!!" Trump wrote.
The following day, the US president told reporters that the two had previously shared a round of golf.
"I think Kane is a great player," Trump said. "I played golf with him and I like him a lot. He's a good golfer. He's really great."
Kane has enjoyed an outstanding World Cup campaign, scoring six goals to move within one of Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot as England prepare to take on Norway for a place in the semi-finals.
Trump has featured prominently in World Cup headlines this week after speaking with FIFA president Gianni Infantino over the suspension handed to U.S. forward Folarin Balogun following his red card in the group stage.
FIFA later converted Balogun's one-match ban into a suspended sentence, making him eligible for the Round of 16 clash against Belgium. Infantino said Trump's intervention had no bearing on the disciplinary decision. Balogun featured in the match, but the United States were eliminated after a 4-1 defeat to Belgium.
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