

Now that he has already gotten past Sir Bobby Charlton as England's all-time top scorer, Wayne Rooney's next record to break with his country is the all-time caps. If he plays against Slovakia next Sunday at the World Cup qualifiers, he will move past David Beckham's 115 caps and become the on-field player with the most caps in England's history. The player spoke to the press about the milestone which is a very proud moment for him, he will be just nine caps away from Peter goalkeeper Shilton's all-time record.
Rooney said: "It'll be a proud moment and every time I've played with England I'm proud to do so and it's a huge honor. To do it more times than an outfield player will be great but it's about trying to win and that's what I'll be trying to do for the next two years. It's important [to be captain] but whether I was captain or not I was going to be available for selection and I would be the same around the training camp. It's a huge honor to captain your country and I'm grateful to Sam for the opportunity to continue."
About Sam Allardyce's decision to use Rooney as a striker during his period, the skipper added: "Obviously it's the manager's decision and we haven't really spoken about it so we will in the next few days. I'm ready to play whether it's as a midfielder, as a number 10 or as a striker. It's only a day we've been together but you can see [Allardyce] is a relaxed guy and since we've been here the camp has been good.
"We've only had one training session so it's a matter of seeing what ideas he brings, but the players are excited and this week we'll have a better idea of how he wants us to play on Sunday. I think if he gets the best out of the players we've got then we'll do well, because the ability and talent is there it's a matter of us doing well in the tournaments. We've lost one in about 14, 15 qualifiers and we're not that far away."
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