May 14, 2026

Wayne Rooney Dismisses Rumours Of Him Retiring From International Football

By Gbolahan Adeyemi

‘I’ll be interested to see who the next manager is. If selected, I’ll certainly be there.’


Three Lions of England skipper, Wayne Rooney has debunked rumours of him retiring from international football on the back of England’s elimination from the ongoing EURO 2016 after their 2-1 loss to Iceland yesterday night.

The Manchester United captain said he is still enjoying playing for his country and will make himself available for the next manager.

‘It’s disappointing tonight, but I enjoy and am proud playing for England,’ Rooney is quoted in the Daily Mirror. ‘I’ll be interested to see who the next manager is. If selected, I’ll certainly be there.’

‘We can’t forget he’s brought a lot of young players through and I think the future’s bright for England,’ Rooney said. Unfortunately it hasn’t happened in this tournament but hopefully, in the future there’s good things to come and although it’s difficult to say and see that now, I think Roy has been good to the players and I’ll be thanking him,’ Rooney said.

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