English Best XI to have played with Wayne Rooney 

Wayne Rooney once again back in the England Training session
Wayne Rooney once again back in the England Training session

ST - Michael Owen

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Michael Owen now works as a football pundit
Michael Owen now works as a football pundit

The last ever Englishman to receive the Balon d'Or Award, Michael Owen had a wonderful start to his footballing career but injuries cut short the strikers once-promising career. The striker made his debut on February 11 1998 against Chile in a friendly, aged 18 years.

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The former Liverpool man spent 10 years with the national team earning 89 caps, the 11th most capped player in England history. The 2001 Balon d'Or winner scored 40 goals for the Three Lions and is the 5th highest goal scorer for England. The striker scored his first goal on the 27th of May 1998 against Morocco.

The latter part of the former Real Madrid man career saw him missing a lot of matches through injuries after making his debut in 1998. The striker went on to represent the Three Lions in 3 World Cups and 2 Euro Cups.

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Michael Owen played his last ever international match on the March 26 2008. Teammates at Manchester United, Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen has played 27 times together for the Three Lions.

ST - Harry Kane

The only player in the list who still is a first-team player for the Three Lions
The only player in the list who still is a first-team player for the Three Lions

The man who has taken the goal-scoring mantle from Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane has so far enjoyed an impressive start to his England career reaching the 2018 World Cup semi-finals being the highlight of his still young career.

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The Tottenham man made his debut on the March 27 2015 against Lithuania in the 2016 Euro Cup Qualifiers and scored his first ever international goal in that same match. The forward is the first choice striker for England since the retirement of Wayne Rooney and already has 19 goals in 34 appearances for the Three Lions in a relatively time span of 3 years.

Harry Kane is now the captain of the English Football Team after being named the captain for the first time in 2017. The 2-time Premier League has played 12 matches with Wayne Rooney in his short career.

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