Kane finally ends trophy drought

Leverkusen draw at Freiburg to hand Bayern Bundesliga title

FE Team | Published: May 06, 2025 00:02:16

BERLIN, May 05 (Reuters): England forward Harry Kane finally ended his career-long trophy drought on Sunday after securing the Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich in his second season at the club.
The England captain, who two weeks ago broke a league record with his 60th goal in his first 60 league games for Bayern, also looks set to become the first player in Bundesliga history to be crowned top scorer in both his first two seasons.
Leverkusen's 2-2 draw at Freiburg on Sunday handed Bayern an unassailable eight-point lead over their second-placed rivals with two games left to play. Bayern drew 3-3 at RB Leipzig on Saturday.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation, England's all-time top scorer and second on the all-time Premier League scorers' list, Kane had won a hatful of individual awards.
He had, however, no single team trophy to show for his efforts after 400-odd goals for clubs and country and with talk of a 'Kane title curse' developing over the years.
That ended on Sunday when Bayern secured their 34th German league title -- and their 33rd since the introduction of the Bundesliga -- with Leverkusen's defeat to Freiburg.
Kane did not play on Saturday, due to suspension after he picked up a fifth yellow card last week, and had to watch from the stands before a last-gasp Leipzig equaliser spoiled any planned Bayern celebrations.