Prince Harry recently refuted claims suggesting he was “too posh” to play soccer.
Prince Harry shares his thoughts on soccer
The 40-year-old Duke of Sussex expressed his appreciation for soccer during a chat on James Corden’s Fox Sports show. While reminiscing, he mentioned his skills in “football” during his junior school days. However, upon entering the prestigious Eton College, he found himself relegated to the “E team.”
Show host James teased his pal by saying: “I thought you went to a school that was too posh to play soccer?”
Harry then hit back at his fellow Brit by joking: “Well, I played football. Why are you calling it soccer? … It was such a posh school that everything was an option. There was a football team.”
During the interview, Harry also gave his verdict on the performance of the England team at the 2026 FIFA soccer world cup, which was held in the US, as his native country's side crashed out in the semi-finals losing 2-1 to Argentina despite initially taking the lead in the game.
Harry said: "I think what we saw was a slight shock value for them. 'S**t, we are 1-0 up against Argentina' and there was this immediate temptation to fall into defence."
The prince went on to insist he's not convinced England manager Thomas Tuchel pushed the team into a defensive strategy which ultimately cost them a place in the final.
He added: "I don't think it was a tactic. I don't think that was the plan. It just happened. After 72-73 minutes, whatever it was, you can't just defend a 1-0 lead against a team like that.
"You just can't. The mindset is the belief. The fact that you are 1-0 up, believe that you can be 2-0 up."
Harry was also asked to name the "greatest British Harrys" and revealed his list would be pop star Harry Styles at number one followed by England footballer Harry Kane and fictional wizard Harry Potter.