When Kane met Beckham

Harry Kane's curriculum vitae speaks for itself: he's just behind Cristiano Ronaldo in the scorers' chart in this edition of the Champions League with five goals, one behind the Portuguese, and the last two Premier League Golden Boot awards sit on his mantelpiece at home. In 2015-16, he contributed 25 goals to the cause for Spurs and last season he improved on that figure, ending on 29.

But Kane means much more to Tottenham fans than just his goal scoring figures -- he's also a reference for the team. They've forgiven him for the very brief spell he spent playing for local rivals Arsenal as an eight-year-old in the Gunners academy. His parents Pat and Kim are fervent Spurs fans and once they introduced the young Harry to the old White Hart Lane stadium, that was it -- he was hooked for life.

It was at White Hart Lane where his football idols, Teddy Sheringham and David Beckham played. In 2005, when Beckham opened his football academy in Greenwich, a 12-year-old Harry Kane was one of his pupils.

"He [Beckham] was a big role model of mine growing up as he's from the same area and he was right in the era when I loved playing football,” revealed Kane. "He was a role model on and off the pitch and he still is now, he's always got time for fans. He was a great professional, so looking at people like him can only make you a better person and player."

Kane and Beckham's lives have a lot in common -- they grew up close to each other in north east London and both attended Chingford Foundation School. Today, shirts signed by both players adorn the walls at the school. They also turned out for the same youth team - Ridgeway Rovers.

"I first met him in year seven, as he went to the same secondary school as me and we got to launch his Academy at the O2 and there's been some pictures flying about. I got his autograph then and he came to train at Spurs under Harry Redknapp for a couple of months, so I got to meet him then and talk to him about that and my career. He's very down to earth and a top bloke. I got to know David better when he came to train with Tottenham for a few months in 2011," Kane added.