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Tottenham’s Harry Kane denies diving in row over penalties
London — Tottenham striker Harry Kane has hit back at Virgil van Dijk’s claim he dived to win a penalty in Sunday’s dramatic 2-2 Premier League draw at Anfield. Liverpool’s record signing said that the England international went down too easily under pressure from goalkeeper Loris Karius for the first of two Spurs penalties. "I think it is a dive. You see him [Kane] diving clearly and no one is talking about it but I think it is a dive," said Van Dijk. Kane’s first spot kick was saved but he converted a second deep into added time to salvage a point and reach 100 Premier League goals. "He [Karius] has dived, he got in the way and I’m a player. I’m not going to jump out of the way because it’s football," said Kane, denying Van Dijk’s accusation. "I definitely felt contact and I went down." Kane, like Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, praised the officials for having the strength of character to award two controversial penalties at Liverpool’s home ground. Assistant referee Ed Sm...
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