Rooney retires from England duty

• Wayne Rooney announces retirement from England duty
• Is Three Lions all-time heading goalscorer (53)
• Holds record for many outfield appearances (119)

England’s all-time heading goalscorer and most-capped outfield player, Wayne Rooney, has called time on his general career, aged 31. The Everton forward, who scored 53 goals in 119 appearances for a Three Lions, announced a news in a matter on his website.

“It is a unequivocally tough preference and one we have discussed with my family, my manager during Everton and those closest to me,” he wrote on officialwaynerooney.com. “Playing for England has always been special to me. Every time we was comparison as a actor or captain was a genuine payoff and we appreciate everybody who helped me. But we trust now is a time to crawl out.

Dreams can come loyal and personification for @England has been accurately that. Thanks to everybody concerned it’s been extraordinary – https://t.co/GfiT7oVCpx

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) August 23, 2017

“I will always sojourn a ardent England fan. One of my really few regrets is not to have been partial of a successful England contest side. Hopefully a sparkling players Gareth [Southgate] is bringing by can take that aspiration serve and we wish everybody will get behind a team.”

In a statement, Rooney suggested that Southgate had called him to offer a place in his Three Lions patrol for a arriving FIFA World Cupâ„¢ qualifiers opposite Malta and Slovakia, carrying been absent from all World Cup subordinate squads this year (in Mar and June), though a Everton male motionless to concentration on his bar commitments.

53 goals. 119 games. Forever a #ThreeLions legend.

Thank you, @WayneRooney. pic.twitter.com/j5iT6XHJKz

— England (@England) August 23, 2017

Rooney pennyless on to a theatre as a teenager, apropos a youngest actor to paint a nation in 2003, aged 17 years and 111 days, when he came on as a surrogate opposite Australia in a accessible diversion (that record has given been claimed by Theo Walcott).

Playing but fear, a bullish youngster vehement England fans, with comparisons drawn to a teeming and untroubled inlet of Paul Gascoigne’s character of play 15 years earlier. At his initial vital tournament, UEFA EURO 2004, Rooney seemed unfailing to live adult to that promise, scoring a span of braces opposite Switzerland and Croatia in a organisation stage. However, he was cold by damage early in a quarter-final opposite Portugal, a diversion that saw England exit a competition.

At successive tournaments, Rooney maybe unsuccessful to find a hint he had finished during his first, saying red opposite Portugal in a 2006 World Cup quarter-finals, and scoring his usually World Cup idea during a tenth time of asking, in his third finals, during Brazil 2014 – a contest in that England exited during a organisation stage.

Despite England’s common failings on a biggest stage, Rooney has fake a noted Three Lions career, flitting Sir Bobby Charlton’s record as his country’s all-time tip goalscorer by scoring opposite Switzerland during Wembley in 2015.

Congratulations @WayneRooney. England’s all-time record goalscorer! #Rooney50 #EngvSwi pic.twitter.com/ESG5MDPyRj

— England (@England) September 8, 2015

In 2016, he surpassed David Beckham as England’s most-capped outfield actor with his 116th coming for his country, opposite Slovakia in World Cup qualifying.

Rooney’s milestones
1st game: v Australia (Friendly, 12/2/2003), aged 17 years, 111 days
1st goal: v FYR Macedonia (UEFA EURO 2004 qualifier, 6/9/2003)
1st idea during vital finals: v Switzerland (UEFA EURO 2004, 17/6/2004)
50th game: v Ukraine (2010 World Cup qualifier, 1/4/2009)
1st diversion as captain: v Brazil (Friendly, 14/11/2009), aged 24 years, 21 days
100th game: v Slovenia (UEFA EURO 2016 qualifier, 15/11/2014)
50th goal: v Switzerland (UEFA EURO 2016 qualifier, 8/9/2015)
Final (53rd) goal: v Iceland (UEFA EURO 2016, 27/6/2016)
Final (119th) game: v Scotland (2018 World Cup qualifier, ​11/11/2016​), aged 31 years, 18 days

Article source: http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/news/y=2017/m=8/news=rooney-retires-from-england-duty-2905095.html