Harry Kane's braille message unveiled at 2026 EE Disability FA Cup Finals
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The artwork by Clarke Reynolds, also known as Mr. Dot, was commissioned by the FA to help widen inclusivity across all areas of the National Finals weekend. A key transcribing braille into English text is also available, to allow those with use of sight to decode the message direct from Mr. Dot’s design.
Kane’s message, encouraging players taking part in the Finals, challenged them to ‘play with passion, pride and belief’, as well as sharing that the EE Disability FA Cup Final players are an ‘inspiration to us all’, while also wishing everyone good luck from the rest of the England squad at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Kane’s message reads as follows:
“Today, the home of English football is your stage.
Play with pride. Play with passion. Most of all, play with belief in yourself and in each other.
Your power, talent, resilience, and skill is an inspiration to all of us.
Good luck from our squad to yours.
Harry Kane”
Reynolds has been gradually losing his sight since he was six years old, and learned to channel his energy into creating and re-creating art using braille, so they can be fully accessible for members of the blind community. He has previously created pieces inspired by movie posters, famous artworks, and even a fully-braille children’s book published in 2025.
“If you told me 13 years ago when I was told I was going blind that I would be creating a braille artwork with Harry Kane’s words for the EE Disability FA Cup Finals, I would never have believed you as I was told my career was now a hobby.
"But that’s the power of art. This piece proves that no matter what barriers we face in life you can achieve your passion and make a difference in art and in sport.”
This year’s event was the tenth edition of the EE Disability FA Cup. Creating the largest competition of its kind, the finals ensure that players within impairment-specific football have a national FA competition to call their own. Finals showcased teams across six different formats of disability football - Amputee, Blind, Cerebral Palsy, Deaf, Partially Sighted, Powerchair – taking part over 27 and 28 June 2026 at the National Football Centre at St. George’s Park.
The view results from this year's finals and read the match reports, please click here. Each game is also available for anyone to watch on the England Football YouTube channel.
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