England legend Rooney is right to retire - but he should have done so much more

Wayne Rooney is a legend of English football. The top goalscorer for both his country and their most successful club team, he should go down in history alongside Sir Bobby Charlton as one of the finest players to grace the pitch for the Three Lions.


And yet, on the day of his retirement from international football, he departs with a sense of never having achieved what he promised when emerging on the scene as a precocious teenager at Euro 2004.