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The secret behind Harry Kane's success...

Related Topics: Miles Jacobson, Football Manager

The Tottenham and England striker has enjoyed a remarkable rise to prominence and the Football Manager chief says he has apologized to the star for getting his stats wrong.

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Is Harry Kane’s success all down to his desire to improve himself on Football Manager?

Well, Miles Jacobson, the head of Sports Interactive, the maker of the simulation behemoth, claims the Tottenham and England striker has been scoring for fun simply to boost his stats!

There have been notable instances of players not progressing accurately in the game – most famously Cherno Samba and Freddy Adu - and Jacobson was so surprised by Kane's rise to prominence that he personally apologized for his underrated stats.