Harry Kane and Georgia Stanway celebrated their respective Bayern triumphs in the only way they know how: an off-key rendition of ‘Sweet Caroline’.
Bayern supporters flooded the Marienplatz as the club’s men’s and women’s teams toasted their league titles from the 2024/25 campaign.
It was an extra-special occasion for the women’s team as they celebrated their first-ever double, having won the Frauen-Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal.
As for Kane, he finally got to hold a trophy aloft for the first time in his glittering career as Vincent Kompany’s side wrestled back control of the Bundesliga crown from Bayer Leverkusen.
So, what better way for two members of Bayern’s English contingent to soak in the moment than belt out Neil Diamond’s classic?
Kane and Stanway sung along from the Town Hall balcony as their teammates and supporters below joined in.
Thankfully for Bayern, it doesn’t appear as if they will lose Kane or Stanway to The X Factor any time soon.
It’s just as well given the starring role Kane played in helping Kompany’s side reclaim the Bundesliga title.
Kane won the Bundesliga’s Golden Boot for a second season running thanks to his haul of 26 goals.
The England skipper’s tally was five more than Bayer Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick and Borussia Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy.
However, Kane’s 26 goals was ten fewer than the amount he scored in the 2023/24 campaign.
Kane’s back-to-back Golden Boot awards made him the first player to finish each of their first two seasons in the Bundesliga as top scorer.
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The 31-year-old also now has five league Golden Boot awards to his name having won the gong three times in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur.
But no award will have felt sweeter for Kane than Bayern winning the Bundesliga.
Kompany’s side finished 13 points clear of previous champs Leverkusen having lost just twice this term.
As for Stanway, she was a vital presence for Bayern until her season was cruelly curtailed due to injury.
Stanway underwent an operation on her right knee in January after she sustained a lateral collateral ligament knee injury during a training session.
Bayern confirmed Stanway would ‘be out for several months’, with the 26-year-old hoping to recover in time for Euro 2025 as the Lionesses look to retain their crown.
Prior to her injury, Stanway had registered an impressive eight goals and five assists from 25 appearances across all competitions for Bayern.
The German giants finished the Frauen-Bundesliga in first place with just one defeat from 22 games.
They also won the DFB-Pokal thanks to a 4-2 win over Werder Bremen in the final.
