Harry Kane joined a long tradition when he donned his too-tight shorts for the Bayern Munich sponsor Paulaner
Harry Kane may have thought he had done enough to avoid wearing lederhosen, and the birth of his fourth child seemed to offer a pretty good excuse. But the contractual demands of Paulaner, the brewer and long-term sponsor of his new club, Bayern Munich, are unambiguous and permit no exceptions.
And so, while the arrival of Henry Edward Kane on 20 August meant the England captain missed the annual leather-clad team photoshoot, in which the team dress in traditional Bavarian costume and gurn with glasses of frothing beer, there was no escape when he returned to work this week.
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