Harry Kane's Brexit speech mocked as Italy captain claimed UK exit 'won't change anything'
HARRY KANE's views on Brexit were mocked online after his Italian counterpart claimed the UK's exit from the bloc will not "change the equilibrium" of Europe.
Wild scenes as Harry Kane scores for England v Denmark
The England skipper fired the national side into their first European Championship final by slamming in the rebound to his saved penalty in extra-time last night. Gareth Southgate's side came from behind to win 2-1 in front of 60,000 fans, despite a heroic attempt from Denmark to spoil the party – most notably from keeper Kasper Schmeichel. The Three Lions will return to Wembley on Sunday for a monumental final against Italy.
Kane will go head-to-head with Italy's veteran defender Giorgio Chiellini, who has enjoyed a remarkable tournament so far – but the pair have conflicting views on more than just football.
When pressed about whether he was concerned about the UK leaving the EU in 2016, Kane admitted: "No. I don't know enough about it to be concerned about it."
He added: "A few of the lads have been talking about it, but I don't think they are that focused on it.
"The Euros [2016] are the main thing, trying to progress and do well in that.
Harry Kane's Brexit views were mocked online (Image: GETTY)
Kane scored the winner last night (Image: GETTY)
"I don't think any of us know enough about it to comment on it."
And he was mocked online for it.
The video was shared on Twitter with the apparent sarcastic title: "Political Scientist Harry Kane gives his thought-provoking views on Brexit."
A reply read: "Glad I understand his opinion."
Another added: "Speaks volumes about the intelligence of our players."
Kasper Schmeichel put on a heroic display (Image: GETTY)
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It was a stark contrast to Chiellini, who also shared his opinion on the same day.
He said: "The main concern should be about an eventual domino effect caused by this decision.
"I don’t think that a simple UK exit can change the equilibrium of the whole European economy, or the world economy, aside from the heartburn everybody’s feeling these days.
"This vote is the symbol of a general discussion that you can feel in Italy and all across Europe, but I think that discontent shouldn’t lead to a vote for disintegration."