Rooney sets sights on breaking Charlton's record at Wembley
- 9 years ago
Wayne Rooney hopes finally to break Bobby Charlton's 45-year-old all-time scoring record when England play Switzerland at Wembley on Tuesday with their place in next year's Euro 2016 finals in France already secured.
The England captain equalled Charlton's long-standing record total of 49 goals when he scored from a 13th-minute penalty in England's 6-0 win over San Marino on Saturday, which guaranteed them a place in the finals next year.
Like Charlton, Rooney, 29, has taken 106 matches to reach his target, but his England career is expected to go beyond both Charlton's number of games played and goals scored. Although there was a look of frustration on his face when manager Roy Hodgson replaced him with Harry Kane after 57 minutes, Rooney told ITV Sport it would be an honour to break the record at Wembley.
The England captain equalled Charlton's long-standing record total of 49 goals when he scored from a 13th-minute penalty in England's 6-0 win over San Marino on Saturday, which guaranteed them a place in the finals next year.
Like Charlton, Rooney, 29, has taken 106 matches to reach his target, but his England career is expected to go beyond both Charlton's number of games played and goals scored. Although there was a look of frustration on his face when manager Roy Hodgson replaced him with Harry Kane after 57 minutes, Rooney told ITV Sport it would be an honour to break the record at Wembley.