England striker Harry Kane is also in the running to move away from football into a new career as the England captain confirmed he could turn to playing in the NFL once his career as a footballer was over. The 33-year-old Bayern Munich striker has previously mentioned his love for golf and American football, but the latter is now being viewed more seriously.
“For any transatlantic move, it will be a few years down the road and will be contingent on how he goes on his football career for the next five or six years,” Kane emphasized. He also hinted that he might play in Major League Soccer, which might make it easier for him to make the jump to American football.
I’ll have to think about it more and try that,” Kane said.
England’s captain thinks his penalty-taking experience will prove useful for him in his new foundational role.
on for the kicking, especially the highly technical action under heavy pressure.
“It’s a lot similar: I take penalties, and it’s the same pressure and technique. “When it comes to training, I would be closer to that rather than any other sport.”
But Kane doesn’t seem to have any misconceptions about the transition from elite football to the NFL. He explained that athletes, on TV, are able to make it look easy, but that flying around at a high level takes a lot of practice. Everything would have to be taken seriously if I were to do it; I would train for six months to a year, and then I would try to go over the fence,” Kane said.
