Defeat 'as tough as it gets, admits Kane

ENGLAND skipper Harry Kane admitted Euro 2024 final defeat by Spain was "as tough as it gets" after Mikel Oyarzabal grabbed a late winner in Berlin.

Oyarzabal came off the bench to fire the Spaniards to a 2-1 victory after fellow substitute Cole Palmer had cancelled out Nico Williams' opener to extend England's 58-year wait for a major trophy.

Asked for his reaction, Kane told BBC One: "Losing in a final is as tough as it gets. We did really well to get back into the game and get it back to 1-1, and then we couldn't quite use that momentum to push on. We couldn't quite keep the ball and we got punished for it towards the end of the game, so it's as painful as it could be in a football match." Asked why England had not been able to build upon Palmer's leveller, Kane added: "I don't know. We didn't quite manage the same intensity and pressure, I guess, we didn't quite keep the ball well enough.

"It's the last stage of the tournament, there's a lot of tired legs, there's a lot of tired mentality there and we just struggled. Then obviously we got caught with the ball in behind.