Harry Kane’s former teacher has revealed the kids on the playground have swapped ‘Bending it Like Beckham’ for ‘Hammering it like Harry.’The Chingford Foundation School is the only school to produce two England captains in Golden Balls and the winner of the Golden Ball.Harry Kane scooped the Ballon d’Or award in London on Monday nightAFPKane beat out competition from Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal to become the first Englishman to win the Ballon d’Or in 25 years.And it was a full-circle moment for Mark Leadon, who sent the Bayern Munich star a touching message ahead of the 2-2 draw with Arsenal.On how inspiring it was to see Kane claim the Ballon d’Or, the PE teacher told talkSPORT: “Oh, absolutely, and it was a bit like a full circle because when I first started the school, which was probably around 95, it was all talk about David Beckham in the playground.“And of course, as Harry became famous and it was talked about, the boys and girls in the playground wanted to be like Harry.“You never know, there might be a third one come along sometime.“We’ve been told that we’re the only school to produce two England captains, so it’s again something that we’re really, really proud about.”Part of Kane’s legacy is ‘his work ethic’The 33-year-old, who is the first Englishman to lift the Ballon d’Or since Michael Owen in 2001, scored an incredible 73 goals in 65 matches for Bayern and England during the 2025/26 season.He broke endless records en route to lifting the Bundesliga, the German Cup and German Super Cup, while also captaining the Three Lions to their best World Cup finish since 1966.Mr Leadon added: “I think part of his legacy is not just on the field, obviously; his stats and the numbers speak for themselves, but the way he carries himself, the work ethic, the leadership that he’s shown.Kane and his now-wife, Katie Goodland, started dating seven years after this picture with Beckham at the 2005 launch of his academy in GreenwichView Tweet: https://t.co/M3m1NkEtjq“It really has shown through, and there are so many little narratives, and I remember his work ethic, not just in PE and sport but throughout the curriculum in all the subjects that he did.“He worked hard; students liked him, teachers liked him.“They had nothing but respect for him, and that was part of his work the work ethic that he put in dedication.”Young Kane and his wife with BeckhamKane is married to his childhood sweetheart, Kate, with the couple sharing four children together.The former classmates were famously pictured alongside Beckham at the opening of his academy in Greenwich, in 2005.England captain Kane shares four children with wife Katie GoodlandGettyMr Leadon continued: “There’s that famous photograph on social media with David Beckham flanked by Katie and Harry on the other side.“We helped open the David Beckham Academy by taking our students in a minibus down there, and they asked us, ‘Can we have a photo shoot?’“And they wanted the best boy and the best girl footballer, and obviously we picked Harry and Katie.“Who was to know that all those years later what came to pass – that alone is an amazing story, I think!”