Football: Jose Mourinho mocks 'Gary' Southgate, threatens to pull Harry Kane from all England friendlies

LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho has responded to England manager Gareth Southgate's comments about managing Harry Kane's workload by saying he will not play the striker in any of the football club's friendlies.

With fixtures coming thick and fast for Spurs, Mourinho had called on Southgate to protect Kane by not playing him in all of England's upcoming games, including a friendly with Wales and Nations League matches against Belgium and Denmark in October.He also urged Mourinho to ensure the England captain was in good shape for Euro 2020, which was postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Kane scored a hat-trick to guide the north London club into the Europa League group stage with a 7-2 win over Maccabi Haifa on Thursday - their third game in five days. "This match was a fundamental match for us. A match that means a few million pounds and means that we are in a group phase of a competition that we have ambitions," Mourinho said.

"For my friend Gary, I can promise that until the end of the season, I don't play Harry Kane one minute of any friendly match."

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Mourinho says Kane won't play Spurs friendlies as Southgate exchange continuesTottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho has responded to England manager Gareth Southgate's comments about managing Harry Kane's workload by saying ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Football: Southgate to rehabilitate Greenwood, Foden after England cutSouthgate to rehabilitate Greenwood, Foden after England cut
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Football: Harry Maguire back in England squad, Phil Foden, Mason Greenwood exile continues after Iceland rompLondon (AFP) - Manchester United captain Harry Maguire was on Thursday (Oct 1) named in England's squad for games against Wales, Belgium and Denmark after being dropped following his conviction in a Greek court.. Read more at straitstimes.com. He is of no help to England.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Football: Tottenham optimistic about bringing in new striker, says MourinhoREUTERS: Tottenham Hotspur are hopeful that they can sign a striker as a backup for Harry Kane before the transfer window closes on Oct 5, manager ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Football: Maguire back in England squad but Greenwood, Foden axedManchester United captain Harry Maguire was on Thursday named in England's squad for games against Wales, Belgium and Denmark after being dropped ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Crawley, Pope, Sibley handed England central contracts for testsEngland batsmen Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope and Dom Sibley have all been awarded central contracts for the 2020-21 test season, the England and Wales ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »