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Harry Kane's Record-Breaking Season Overshadowed by Team of the Season Snub

Despite leading Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title with 25 goals, Kane was omitted from Lothar Matthäus's 2024/25 Team of the Season.

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Soccer Football - Bundesliga - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Bayern Munich - PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Germany - May 17, 2025 Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller celebrates with Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich after he played his last Bundesliga match for Bayern Munich REUTERS/Heiko Becker
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Bayern Munich - PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Germany - May 17, 2025 Bayern Munich's Harry Kane celebrates after the match REUTERS/Heiko Becker
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Bayern Munich - PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Germany - May 17, 2025 Bayern Munich's Michael Olise scores their first goal from a free kick REUTERS/Heiko Becker

Overview

  • Bayern Munich secured the 2024/25 Bundesliga title under Vincent Kompany, marking their return to the top after finishing third last season.
  • Harry Kane clinched his first career trophy and is set to win the Bundesliga top scorer award for the second consecutive season with 25 goals and seven assists in 30 games.
  • Kane became the first player in Bundesliga history to win the top scorer award in each of his first two seasons, maintaining an unbeaten starting record for Bayern (22 wins, six draws).
  • Despite his record-breaking campaign, Kane was left out of Lothar Matthäus's Team of the Season, which included strikers with lower goals-per-90 metrics.
  • Kane's omission has drawn attention to his statistical dominance, including 0.94 goals per 90 minutes, second only to Patrik Schick in the league.