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The Manchester United star has been retained as captain by newly appointed boss Sam Allardyce and is preparing for Sunday's qualifier against Slovakia. 

Wayne Rooney has revealed he is likely to walk away from international football after England's World Cup 2018 campaign. 
Rooney will be 32 when Russia 2018 comes around and the tournament is likely to be his last. Rooney said: 'Russia will be my last opportunity to do anything with England. Hopefully I can end my time with England on a high.'

"I started playing international football at 17, so at 32, in two year time, I will have been playing at that level for 15 years and I think that is a good time to finish."

Rooney attached Everton's Ross Barkley to battle his way back into the England reckoning, also backed Allardyce's decision to hand a first international call to West Ham's Michail Antonio.
Rooney will make his 116th international appearance in Slovakia, so moving clear of David Beckham to become England's most capped outfield player.

But, already his country's leading goal scorer with 53, the 30-year-old is focused purely on getting a result in Trnava on Sunday.

'It would be proud moment,' said Rooney of his potential record breaking appearance. 'But every time we've played, I've said I'm proud to do so. 

'Playing for England is a huge honor for me, so to do it more than any other outfield player would be great. But it's not just about playing. It's about trying to win.

 

But Rooney insists that whatever the outcome for England in their latest bid to win a first World Cup since 1966, there is no chance he will reverse his decision to stop in two years' time.