Alan Shearer sympathises with Harry Kane after recent spat with Gary Lineker over England's Euro 2024 campaign - as ex-Three Lions captain admits he would 'protect my team as much as I could' if roles were reversed Harry Kane took a swipe at Gary Lineker after he labelled England as 's***' Shearer says he would have responded similarly as he was once in same shoes LISTEN to It's All Kicking Off! EUROS DAILY: All the reasons England fans have to be positive going into the last 16 By Abdi Rashid Published: 18:27, 28 June 2024 | Updated: 18:38, 28 June 2024 e-mail View comments Alan Shearer has sympathised with Harry Kane following his recent spat with Gary Lineker . England captain Kane was last week caught in the middle of controversy when Lineker labelled the Three Lions' 1-1 draw with Denmark as 's***'. Kane came out fighting as he insisted ex-players like Lineker have a 'responsibility', and pointed out the fact they too had not won an international trophy with England.
And Lineker's Match of The Day co-host, Shearer, says while he disagrees with Kane, he would have responded in a similar fashion having come under similar scrutiny while playing for England. In his column for The Athletic , Shearer wrote: 'On the podcast we do together, Gary described England as “s***” against Denmark, which prompted a few headlines, although it was nothing that won’t have been said — in much fruitier language — in pubs up and down the country. Alan Shearer has sympathised with Har.
