Harry Kane wants the officials at Euro 2016 to stay strong in order to clamp down on any play-acting.
The England striker was on the receiving end of a high challenge from Bruno Alves on Thursday, with the Portugal defender shown a red card after his boot made contact with Kane s head.
Kane manfully picked himself up to chase the loose ball, which was in stark contrast to the theatrics produced by some players.
I m always someone who always gets up and doesn t make the most of it, said the striker.
It s good that the ref stayed strong. Other refs might have thought it wasn t as bad as it was and maybe given him a yellow, but it was a sending off at the end of the day.
Kane s international and Tottenham team-mate Eric Dier spoke of the need for English players to adopt a more streetwise approach.
However, Kane wants to stick to his principles and put faith in the referees to mete out the justice.
I know what Dier means, but I think a lot of English players are known not to go down as easy as [players from] other countries, Kane said.
We ll see what happens come the tournament, but hopefully the refs stay strong.
Having beaten Portugal 1-0 at Wembley, England s next challenge is their Group B opener against Russia on June 11.
