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Published 08:03 9 Mar 2018 GMT
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Jordan Henderson, Gary Cahill, Joe Hart and Eric Dier each wore the armband during England's November friendlies against Brazil and Germany last year, but a report claims Kane is now edging ahead of them as favourite to wear the armband in Russia - despite Southgate having reservations about naming a striker as skipper.
Southgate is said to have spent 'a great deal of time' considering who should take the captaincy on a permanent basis, rotating it amongst the other four players as a result. With some of those players sliding down the pecking order with their clubs in the time that has passed since the last international break, Kane has now emerged as a decent option to take the role.
In fairness, the competition isn't exactly fierce.

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