Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
3 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
Al Jazeera's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
England captain Harry Kane says he is considering a future as an American football kicker later in his career, with the country’s leading goal scorer also eyeing a late move to Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States.
asserted
scorer → say → States
Kane hinted at a late career in the National Football League (NFL) while speaking at England’s UEFA Nations League training camp on Wednesday.
asserted
Kane → hint → Wednesday
Recommended Stories
list of 4 items- list 1 of 4The return of Palestinian football: ‘We are a people who must live’
- list 2 of 4Migrants ‘are not to blame’: How the Ceuta crisis engulfed Spanish football
- list 3 of 4AFCON is back: A guide to teams, key matches, players and more
- list 4 of 4Ronaldo eyes 1,000 goals as Wales game opens Portugal title defence
Kane had previously expressed his interest in pursuing careers in golf and American football.
asserted
Kane → live → golf
Now the 33-year-old is giving more serious thought to a future in the NFL, though he stressed any potential move to the US is still several years away.
asserted
move → give → US
“That is something I will try and look at a bit more seriously,” Kane said.
asserted
Kane → try → ?
“It all depends on what happens in my career over the next five or six years.
asserted
what → depend → years
The NFL is a lot more realistic than the golf one, let’s put it that way.”
asserted
’s → let → it
He is England’s leading goal scorer in international football with 85 in 121 appearances, 25 of which came from successful penalty conversions.
asserted
25 → lead → conversions
The Bayern Munich striker said his penalty-taking experience could give him a head start as an NFL kicker, though switching sports would require serious preparation.
uncertain
switching → say → preparation
He said, “I take penalties and it is a very similar pressure and technique …
asserted
it → say → penalties
“But, with all elite sports, when you watch it on TV, people make it look easy; you think it is possible, but that is not always the case.
asserted
that → watch → TV
“If I was to do it, it is something I would take seriously.
asserted
I → do → it
I would take maybe six months to a year of trying to practise beforehand.”
asserted
I → take → year
Kane also suggested a move to MLS could provide a way to combine the two sports.
uncertain
move → suggest → sports
“Maybe if I am in the MLS in the future or somewhere like that it might be a thing where you could connect the two maybe with the seasons,” he said.
uncertain
he → connect → seasons
Some other football players have earlier made the switch.
asserted
players → make → switch
Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey was a first-round MLS draft pick by Toronto FC in 2017 but never made an official appearance for the first team.
asserted
Aubrey → make → team
Jake Bates also played college football before becoming a kicker for the Detroit Lions.
asserted
Bates → play → Lions
Kane’s immediate future, however, remains in football, with talks over a new contract at Bundesliga champions Bayern progressing and an announcement expected soon.
asserted
talks → remain → progressing
“We’re in good talks,” Kane said.
asserted
Kane → ’re → talks
“There’s still some things that we need to iron out.
asserted
we → ’ → that
I’m happy there.
asserted
I → ’m → ?
I think it won’t be too long before there’s some sort of announcement.”
asserted
it → think → announcement
The Aporia
