England captain Harry Kane says he once played golf with United States President Donald Trump, describing the experience as “surreal”.
The striker will lead England for their World Cup quarter-final against Norway in Miami on Saturday (22:00 BST) and, in the build-up to that game, revealed he had played golf with Trump in Florida 18 months ago.
“I played alright to be honest,” said Bayern Munich striker Kane.
“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 with you. I hope I can play golf as good as him when I’m his age, that’s for sure. A unique experience, but I was just grateful that he invited me to play.”
The US is co-hosting the 2026 World Cup along with Canada and Mexico, and Kane’s comments followed Trump, 80, saying the pair had played together.
“I think Kane is a great player,” said Trump after Kane, who has six goals and one assist for England at the World Cup, helped the Three Lions beat Mexico 3-2 in the last 16.
“I played golf with him and I like him a lot. He’s a good golfer too. He’s really great.”