Plaudits flood in for the big man as he reaches five-oh. Like Cristiano Ronaldo, he tops his country's scoring list, despite underwhelming in big tournaments, yet we all still agree he is one of the best of all time. Rooney's "never to be beaten" as a nation gives up on trying to produce a player the level of Miroslav Klose.

Meanwhile, England roll on with their 100% record, the only team in Europe to do so, and are surely a shoe-in for the European trophy with Rooney helming the attack.

AOB?