How, when, from and against of Rooney's record 50 goals
The Express Tribune dissects England captain's goals
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England Wayne Rooney broke Sir Bobby Charlton’s 45-year-old England scoring record on Tuesday when he netted his 50th international goal in a 2016 European Championship qualifier victory at home over Switzerland.
The England captain slammed a penalty into the top-left corner in the 84th minute at Wembley Stadium to put Roy Hodgson’s side 2-0 up after Harry Kane had opened the scoring.
Here we look at how he scored those goals, the spots from which he scored, the tournaments he scored in:
The countries he scored against:
Rooney was over the moon with his achievement and later gave a speech in his dressing room.
The England captain slammed a penalty into the top-left corner in the 84th minute at Wembley Stadium to put Roy Hodgson’s side 2-0 up after Harry Kane had opened the scoring.
Here we look at how he scored those goals, the spots from which he scored, the tournaments he scored in:
The countries he scored against:
Rooney was over the moon with his achievement and later gave a speech in his dressing room.