Rooney vows never to quit England

ENGLAND captain Wayne Rooney insists he will never retire from international football.

Rooney has another chance to rewrite the history books tonight when Wembley hosts England’s latest Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland.

The England skipper equalled Sir Bobby Charlton’s scoring record with his 49th goal against San Marino on Saturday and given that he has scored nine in his last 11 games for England, there is a good chance he will bring up his 50 against the Swiss.

Eleven years after he opened his England scoring account with a strike against Macedonia, Rooney still has just as much enthusiasm about playing for his country.

“I won’t be one to say I’m not available for selection,” the Manchester United forward said. “I’m sure it’ll probably be the manager’s choice more than mine. It’s a huge honour to play for England.”

With England now qualified for Euro 2016, Rooney will feature for the Three Lions at his sixth major tournament next summer although there is no reason to believe he will carry on playing beyond the World Cup that follows in Russia two years later.