England’s great Rooney retires in spectacular fashion – Video, Photos

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Wayne Rooney’s final international appearance was with great success after a comfortable friendly win over the United States at Wembley on Thursday 16th November night.

Rooney, targets to fund his charitable foundation as part of his great retirement plan. He made a 33-minute appearance on a night England showed their appreciation for their 33-year-old record goalscorer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX-rgtc325w

Manager Gareth Southgate’s strategy for the match also was a highlight in the historical evening as he fielded the most inexperienced ever squad for national duty in nearly 40 years.

“We wanted to use this game to look at young players,” he told BBC Radio 5 live. “We had a glimpse of the future, and were able to get Wayne on to show some wonderful touches. We had a really inexperienced team out there, so they’ve come through and learned a lot, and we’ve paid our respects to one of our greatest ever players. Some of our attacking play in the first half-hour in particular was really exciting.” he stated.

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Jesse Lingard opening the scoring with a spectacular curling effort, and Trent Alexander-Arnold adding a low, angled drive for his first international goal. Rooney should have marked a dream ending but he was denied a dream goal by Brad Guzan’s stoppage-time save, it was the same for Bournemouth’s Callum Wilson when he crowned his debut with a near-post finish 13 minutes from time.

It set England on the right path ahead of the Sunday’s Uefa Nations League game with Croatia at Wembley, which takes on great importance after the World Cup finalists’ win over Spain in Zagreb.

Highlights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg_Dpmf8L2Y

Rooney currently plays in the Major League Soccer team D.C. United. He has played much of his career as a forward, and he has also been used in various midfield roles. He is the record goalscorer for the England national team and for Manchester United.

At club level, he has won every honour available in English, European and Continental football, except the European Super Cup. Along with Michael Carrick, he is the only English player to win the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, League Cup, UEFA Europa League and FIFA Club World Cup.

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