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Harry Kane, Gareth Southgate, Alastair Cook Headline Sporting New Year Honours

England manager Gareth Southgate and team captain Harry Kane have both been recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list among a number of sporting stars.

Per BBC Sport, Kane has been made an MBE after he won the Golden Boot at the FIFA World Cup, while Southgate will receive an OBE after steering the Three Lions to the semi-finals in Russia; it was the team's best performance at the tournament since 1990.

The Tottenham Hotspur striker posted the following on Twitter when the news was announced, while the England account relayed quotes from Southgate:

Harry Kane

I'm very passionate about our country and very patriotic so to get an MBE makes me immensely proud.