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England captain Harry Kane has spoken about his pride at reaching the same number of international caps of his childhood hero, Sir David Beckham, after making his 115th appearance in Wednesday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 win over Croatia.
The milestone marks another landmark in Kane’s journey from grassroots football at Ridgeway Rovers to captaining England on the international stage.
Like Beckham before him, Kane grew up in Chingford, attended Chingford Foundation School and began his football career with Ridgeway Rovers.
“David Beckham had also played for Ridgeway Rovers growing up, and with Beckham being Beckham, he was my idol,” said Kane.
“I knew he’d played for the same team as me, went to the same school and grew up in the area. Looking back, having two England captains come from Ridgeway Rovers and Chingford Foundation School is an amazing achievement.”
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For Kane, Beckham’s success made an England career feel attainable as he honed his skills while growing up on the outskirts of London.
“Seeing Beckham go on to achieve what he did made it seem a little bit more real,” he explained. “Without that, it might’ve felt out of reach. It gave me that extra belief that I could go on and achieve the same.
“I’m extremely proud to be amongst those names. David Beckham was my idol growing up.
He was England captain, from the same area in Chingford, and we went to the same school. To have the same number of caps as him is pretty mind-blowing.”
