Harry Kane’s 69th international goal sparked a second-half scoring spree that fired England back to the top tier of the UEFA Nations League.

Harry Kane hit out at some of his England team-mates after eight players withdrew from the squad for their two upcoming UEFA Nations League matches.

In a surprise move, England's interim coach left captain Harry Kane on the bench for the Nations League match against Greece on Thursday and the youthful team eased to a 3-0 win in Athens.

Harry Kane has opened up on his future plans as England captain with qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup coming into view. The Three Lions signed off on 2024 with a dominant 5-0 UEFA Nations League win over the Republic of Ireland at Wembley Stadium on November 17.

View the best pictures from the ENG Vs IRE football match of the Nations League soccer. Harry Kane’s 69th international goal sparked a second-half scoring spree that fired England back to the top tier of the UEFA Nations League on Sunday.

FT: England 5-0 Republic of Ireland - Kane, Gordon & Gallagher all score within six minutes; Bowen adds fourth & Harwood-Bellis scores on debut Scales sent off for visitors for second yellow card England earn promotion to Nations League top tier,

Report as England thrash 10-player Republic of Ireland 5-0 at Wembley; Three Lions promoted back to League A of Nations League; second-half goals from Harry Kane - via the penalty spot - Anthony Gordon,

The Three Lions captain took to Instagram to share some photographs of the England players enjoying water volleyball ahead of their upcoming Nations League group-stage clash against Ireland. In his post,