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Mourinho’s Tottenham meeting with Kane resurfaces after Ballon d’Or win

José Mourinho’s initial meeting with Harry Kane at Tottenham has resurfaced following the striker’s 2026 Ballon d’Or triumph, giving their conversation about his ambitions a fresh significance. Filmed for Amazon’s All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur, the exchange took place shortly…

By Mehedi Hassan · Managing Madrid

Published: Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 2:40 AM

Key Things to Know

José Mourinho's 2019 meeting with Harry Kane resurfaced after Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or.
Kane thanked Mourinho alongside his former managers during his award acceptance speech.
In the 2019 exchange, Mourinho promised to help raise Kane's international profile to a global movie-star level.

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A 2019 meeting between José Mourinho and Harry Kane has resurfaced following the striker's 2026 Ballon d'Or victory. The conversation, filmed for Amazon's All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur documentary shortly after Mourinho became Spurs manager, highlighted Mourinho's goal of elevating Kane's international profile to the level of global football icons.

During the meeting, Kane stated his ambition to reach the status of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. While the duo did not win silverware together at Tottenham Hotspur, Kane specifically thanked Mourinho among his former coaches during his Ballon d'Or acceptance speech.

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