England Posted on November 9, 2014 by john Hodgson: Rooney will surpass Shilton(AFP) England manager Roy Hodgson has tipped Wayne Rooney to surpass Peter Shilton as his country’s most capped footballer ahead of the striker’s 100th international appearance against Slovenia next weekend. The Manchester United forward will become the ninth player to reach the milestone after Shilton, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Bobby Moore, Ashley Cole, Bobby Charlton, Frank Lampard and Billy Wright. Rooney will then require a further 26 caps to overtake goalkeeping great Shilton, but with the former Everton player having only turned 29 last month, Hodgson feels it is only a matter of time before he does so. “If we are generous and give him another five years, which is not beyond the bounds of possibility, he should beat Peter’s record,” Hodgson said.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 05:49:44 +0000
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