Harry Kane scores England double and breaks Messi's Champions League record

Harry Kane continues to redefine excellence on both the international and European stage. The England captain scored two more goals in a 3-0 Nations League win over Czechia on Tuesday, extending his national record to 91 goals. Meanwhile, the Bayern Munich striker has broken one of Lionel Messi's long-standing Champions League records this season.

Kane's double came on his record-tying 125th appearance for the Three Lions. The match was part of a marathon batch of Nations League fixtures concluding on Tuesday, October 14, 2026. His performance helped secure a comfortable victory, with England's only recent dropped points coming in a loss to Spain. After the game, Kane called it "the perfect night for me personally and also the team." He remains among the favourites for the Ballon d'Or, which will be awarded on October 26.

In the current Champions League campaign, Kane has surpassed one of Lionel Messi's personal benchmarks. Messi had scored in the most consecutive Champions League seasons, a record he shared with Karim Benzema at 18 seasons. That mark has now been overtaken by Kane, alongside Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City's Erling Haaland. Each of this generation's three elite scorers has broken a different Messi record this week, underlining their historic productivity.

Away from the pitch, Kane's influence is being felt in an unexpected corner of world football. Naturalized Vietnamese striker Lee Oliver Grant Williams, 19, credits a meeting with Kane for a key career decision. Williams, born in Manchester, was a youth player under Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler. "I met Harry, and he advised me to return to Vietnam, my homeland," Williams told the press in Indonesia on September 27. "Harry believed this would be a turning point for my personal development." Williams, who stands 1.9m tall, made his Vietnam debut on September 26, providing an assist in a 1-0 win over the Philippines.

Other recent media mentions are less substantive. A Guardian sports quiz from October 9 simply listed Kane's name among other athletes as a topic, carrying no new information. A separate Daily Mail story about Paul Scholes criticizing Manchester United's defence mentions a different Harry, Maguire, and is not relevant to Kane's current situation.

• KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Harry Kane scored two goals for England against Czechia on October 14, taking his international tally to 91.
• He has broken Lionel Messi's record for scoring in the most consecutive Champions League seasons.
• Young striker Lee Oliver Grant Williams says Kane advised him to move to Vietnam, where he has since debuted for the national team.