No matter what happens at the World Cup, Harry Kane could have a new title.In an appearance earlier this month on Jason and Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast, Prince William included the striker on his Mount Rushmore of English soccer players.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”Harry Kane could end up being one of the greatest English strikers we’ve ever seen,” William said.William, who is president of England’s Football Association, also named David Beckham, Gary Lineker, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard and Bobby Charlton.”Did you just knight everybody you just said?” Travis Kelce asked.”I tried to, yeah,” William responded.1 / 33England fans took over Atlanta on Wednesday for the round of 32 match against the Democratic Republic of the Congo played in Atlanta Stadium. The city was filled with red and white on July 1, 2026.(Irene Wright, Atlanta Connect/USA TODAY)No, the England captain is not a knight. Kane was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire, or MBE, by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2018, after leading England to the semifinals of the World Cup in Russia.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThat title, part of the British honors system, does not make Kane a knight. That would require him to be made either a Knight Grand Cross or Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.Still, being made an MBE was a great honor, Kane said at the time. He received the award during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in March 2019.”It’s quite surreal really,” Kane said after learning he’d be made an MBE.”I’m very passionate about our country, very patriotic. It shows how good the summer was for the whole nation, not just from my point of view but what it did bringing everyone together,” Kane said. “I’m extremely proud to be a part of that.”This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Harry Kane isn’t a knight but did receive honor from the late Queen
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