The title curse for Harry Kane was ended after the Englishman lifted his first major title as Bayern Munich ended the Bundesliga 2024-25 with a 2-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach to get their 34th German championship title on Saturday.
An elated Kane said, “Incredible feeling,” after firing the 25th league goal of the season.
“It was a long time coming. Lots of hard work and sacrifices for moments like this to celebrate with the fans,” said Kane, who also became the first player in Bundesliga history to be crowned top scorer in both his first two seasons. “Hopefully first of many, we have a great team and a great coach,” he added.
Kane’s move to Bayern Munich signalled the English striker’s hunger for a trophy. After years of struggling and failure with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, the 31-year-old made the decision to switch allegiances, making his way to the Bundesliga. In his first season, the No 9 clinched the European Golden Boot. However, a late stumble in the UCL in the semi-final against Real Madrid ended Harry Kane’s dream of a European trophy in his debut season.
One of the finest strikers of the generation, the former Tottenham Hotspur man is England’s all-time top scorer and second on the all-time Premier League scorers’ list and has a cabinet of individual awards. However, the lack of team trophies had been a pertinent question throughout out his otherwise illustrious career, leading to the term, ‘Kane title curse’.
The evening also coincided with . The German, who was part of Munich’s squad for over 25 years, parted ways with Bayern after winning a record 13th Bundesliga title.
Muller has won a record 13 Bundesliga titles, six DFB Cups, eight domestic Supercups, two Champions League titles, two UEFA Super Cups and two FIFA Club World Cups. The 35-year-old also won the 2014 World Cup with Germany. Müller has played a club record 750 matches for Bayern, scoring 248 goals and providing 222 assists.
