Wayne Rooney called time on his England career yesterday, the night before the next England squad was due to be announced.
He’s the last from England’s so-called “Golden Generation” to retire from international duty, and we’ve looked at some of the numbers behind his meteoric international career.
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Rooney received two red cards during his international career. The first came against Portugal in the 2006 World Cup, while the second came in a qualifier for Euro 2012 against Montenegro, which saw him banned for the opening two games of the tournament.
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Rooney has played in six major tournaments for England. It would have been seven had they qualified for Euro 2008.
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Rooney played under six England managers: Sven-Goran Eriksson, Steve McClaren, Fabio Capello, Roy Hodgson, Sam Allardyce and Gareth Southgate.
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Rooney may be England’s record goalscorer, but he scored just seven goals at the final stages of international tournaments, with four of them coming as an 18-year old at Euro 2004.
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Rooney led out England as captain 22 times, while there were seven other occasions when he wore the captain’s armband during an international game.
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Sir Bobby Charlton’s England goalscoring record stood for 45 years until Rooney beat it in 2015.
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The number of international goals scored by Rooney.
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Rooney won 71 of his 119 England appearances, with 29 draws and 19 defeats.
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Rooney now holds the record for most appearances by an outfield player for England. He’s six short of Peter Shilton’s overall record of 125.
