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Curse Broken: Harry Kane Finally Lifts First Major Trophy After 694 Games
May 5, 2025
After years of heartbreak, near-misses, and relentless taunts about a supposed “trophy curse,” Harry Kane has finally done it.
The 31-year-old England captain and one of the greatest goal-scorers of his generation can now — at long last — call himself a champion.
Kane secured the first major trophy of his senior career on Sunday as Bayern Munich were officially crowned Bundesliga champions, clinching their record-extending 33rd league title after Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-2 draw with Freiburg confirmed they could no longer catch the Bavarians.
Kane waited longer (694 games) than any major modern striker before winning a first club trophy.
From Final Heartbreaks to Finally Holding Silver
It has been a long, agonizing road to the top for Kane. Before this historic moment, the prolific striker had played 694 matches for club and country without lifting a single major team trophy.
He came painfully close on multiple occasions:
Lost the Champions League final (2019)
Fell short in two Carabao Cup finals
Defeated in two European Championship finals with England
Missed out on the German Super Cup in his very first match with Bayern
Each near-miss added fuel to the theory of a “Kane trophy curse” — a phrase rival fans wore like a badge of honor.
But that cruel narrative died in Munich on Sunday.
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