Tottenham striker Harry Kane has banned himself from social media during the World Cup.

England captain Kane admitted that online criticism affected him during Euro 2016 and he worried too much about what people were saying.

Kane told ITV: “For me, it's to stay away from the hype of it all. I was so excited about the Euros, being on Twitter all the time or being on news apps so you wanna see what everyone is talking about.

“But it had a negative effect because I was reading too much. I was thinking too much.

“I feel like I am at my best when I am free in my mind, playing football. This tournament I've changed that and stayed off social media as much as possible.

“I've watched some of the games but not too many games where you are getting caught up in everything and it's hard not to get caught up in the emotions of it. I just try and stay clear of it.

“I'm just focused on doing my best and the more I stay away from that and focus on my game and myself the better I will be."