{"id":1105530,"date":"2019-09-09T18:15:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T17:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1105530"},"modified":"2019-09-09T15:08:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T14:08:51","slug":"harry-kane-best-penalty-takers-europe","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/harry-kane-best-penalty-takers-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"How Harry Kane compares to the best penalty takers in Europe’s top five leagues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harry Kane once again proved his prolificacy from the spot, scoring two penalties in England’s 4-0 win over Bulgaria on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With his first, he sent Plamen Iliec the wrong way before beating the goalkeeper with sheer power for his second – completing his hat-trick and moving above Geoff Hurst on the list of England’s all-time top goalscorers.<\/p>\n

Five things to know about Harry Kane’s penalties…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Kane scored two penalties in England’s 4-0 win over Bulgaria on Sunday.<\/li>\n
  • The first sent the goalkeeper the wrong way, before the power of the second beat him.<\/li>\n
  • They were the eighth and ninth penalties Kane has scored since the start of 2017\/18.<\/li>\n
  • Only Loris Karius has saved a penalty from Kane in that time, in Tottenham’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool in February 2018.<\/li>\n
  • But Kane does not boast the best record among players operating in Europe’s top five leagues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n