Wayne Rooney has decided to call it a day in international football
Remember that fearsome teenager who stole the headlines at Euro 2004? 13 years down the line, Rooney has retired as England's record goal scorer and we're finding it a little difficult to come to terms with it.
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Wayne Rooney has decided to hang up his boots in International football and the Twitterverse is buzzing with tributes. The Manchester United legend and current Everton frontman published a statement where he thanked everyone involved in what has been a thoroughly entertaining journey.
There is only one Wayne Rooney.
We bring you the best tweets (reactions) from all over the globe:
Players to score 2+ goals in back-to-back games at the European Championships:Gerd Müller (1972)Michel Platini (1984)Wayne Rooney (2004) pic.twitter.com/rRJ91nahyW
You can count on Morgan to be where the attention is!
The amount of crap @WayneRooney gets is so ridiculous. Magnificent player for club/country & great guy off the pitch. Proud of you, Legend. pic.twitter.com/XBTYu4w0c1
Wayne Rooney's England retirement sees the end of England's 'Golden Generation'. They could have achieved so much more ?. RT if you agree! pic.twitter.com/oS26m8xN2l
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