Gareth Bale spent the last few seasons as the second highest-paid Real Madrid player in history to cultivate his other passion, Golf. After retiring, the Welshman went straight into the world of golf and has played his way down to the impressive handicap of 0.1. Harry Kane has also been on a similar note, but has realized that he would rather gravitate towards the United States national sport in the NFL.
England and Bayern Munich know who they are sending towards the penalty spot in the biggest games. Harry Kane is the safety himself, in February 2026 the English icon passed 100 penalty goals (not including penalty shootouts). Now the 33-year-old talks about his plan to test himself in American football as a “kicker”.
“It’s something I’m going to try to look at a little bit more seriously. It all depends on what happens with my career in the next five or six years. The NFL is much more realistic than golf,” Kane said, according to Reuters.
Kane has previously spoken about his interest in both American football and golf, but his NFL plans have now become more concrete.
The striker also believes that his experience as a penalty taker could be an advantage if he one day tries his hand as a kicker.
“I take penalties and it’s a very similar pressure and technique. In terms of training, I’d be closer to that than in any other sport, but if I were to do that, it’s something I’d take seriously. I’d probably spend six months to a year trying to train myself first,” Kane said from England’s national team camp.
A cool idea to test yourself in the NFL. The only thing Kane forgets when he compares the American kicker to a penalty taker in football, is that there are 11 bulls of some opponents whose main task is to penetrate the defensive wall and mash kicker Kane if he takes too long to get the ball going. Then it doesn’t help to roll around on the grass and complain to the referee, Harry.
It’s going to hurt, and this is the game.
