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Gareth Southgate’s choices to be England captain essentially came down to a two-horse race between Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane and Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson.
At the time he made his decision to appoint Kane, Southgate knew that he could well have shunned a man who would come into the World Cup as the captain of the Champions League holders in favour of a player who does not even captain his club side.
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Gareth Bale’s excellence, Loris Karius’ blunders and Sergio Ramos’ ruthlessness ensured that Henderson had to be content with a runners up medal in Europe’s elite competition and perhaps eased some potential pressure on Kane.
We asked whether Kane was the best choice as England captain and the response was overwhelming, as 89 per cent felt that Southgate got this one right as you can see from the full results of the poll below…






