FODEN'S BACKING KANE TO TURN A CORNER

SKIPPER IS CRUCIAL TO OUR EUROS BID, INSISTS CITY STAR

- Malik Ouzia

PHIL FODEN has backed England captain Harry Kane to silence his doubters in tomorrow night's Euro 2024 semi-final, warning: "We need him to win this tournament!" England were this morning training here for the final time before travelling to Dortmund ahead of their lastfour meeting with Holland.

Despite scoring twice in five matches, including an extratime winner against Slovakia in the last 16, Kane's performances have been below par so far in the tournament, with the 30-year-old seemingly still feeling the effects of the back injury that curtailed his club season.

The Bayern Munich striker was substituted for Ivan Toney with Saturday's quarter-final against Switzerland heading towards a penalty shootout and there have even been calls for him to be dropped tomorrow.

Foden, however, believes leaving out the country's all-time record goalscorer would be madness.