Harry Kane becomes England’s most-capped men’s player with 126th appearance

Harry Kane has broken the all-time record for the most appearances by an England men’s player.By leading his country out against Croatia on Thursday evening, alongside his four children, the England captain overtook Peter Shilton’s long-standing record to move top of the all-time caps list with his 126th appearance.Shilton was involved in a commemorative tribute to Kane before kick-off in the Nations League game at Wembley, before Prince William presented him with a signed ‘126’ shirt.The 33-year-old’s tribute before the match also included him parading his Ballon d’Or trophy in front of the Wembley crowd. It is the first time the award for best player has been on English soil since Kane was crowned its winner at the London Palladium 17 days ago.Harry Kane with the Ballon d’Or trophyGettyKane is already the top scorer in the history of the national team, having netted 91 goals in 125 caps before taking the field against Croatia on Thursday evening.The skipper has said he wants to “set a challenge” for future England players to beat his caps record.Midfielders Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice boast 60 and 80 caps at the ages of 23 and 27, respectively, and Kane said on Wednesday: “Look at how young they are, I will try and give them a good number to catch.”Billy Wright and Bobby Moore shared the record for the most England caps as captain for decades, having each led the Three Lions out 90 times. But having overtaken that record earlier this year, Kane is now on cap 98 as skipper, and is expected to reach a century next year.Tifo unfurled before kick-offGettyThe final of four matches during the last international break saw England defeat Czechia 3-0 with two goals from Kane and the other, an own goal, having been set up by the captain.After the match, Bellingham said of Kane: “He is the best England player to ever wear the shirt and it is an honour to play with him.” England head coach Thomas Tuchel recently admitted he had “run out of superlatives” with which to describe Kane.