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Even if Rooney isn't at his best, his experience and voice on the pitch is vital for us.

Which current England players are captain's of there club team, I know Rooney is captain of one of the biggest clubs in the World.

Rooney is forth in most caps for England of all time, and will likely end up in the top two. He's scored more goals than any other player in the history of the English football team.

No other current English player can even come close to that.

And he's only 30 year's of age, even younger than Cristiano Ronaldo, and his International strike rate is around about the same as Ronaldo's, in-fact maybe slightly better.

Ronaldo, 125 caps 56 goals
Rooney, 109 caps 51 goals