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He's also getting a guard of honour - presumably when he leaves the pitch, as opposed to when he comes on, although frankly I wouldn't rule anything out. Mascots scattering petals before his feet as he takes the field ? A flypast by the Red Arrows ? A cheeky wink from Simon Cowell ? I can't wait.

Indeed. To be clear, I've no problem with the England doris getting some kind of recognition for reaching/surpassing 100 caps. Thats a great achievement on her part. But just let it happen - don't start pissing about with selections just so that the hundredth cap can happen to coincide with a...

Really, really pointless though. What is this cloying DESIRE to honour players with these empty gestures ? Just let her play the bloody game, what does it matter if the game at Rovrum is her 101st cap instead of her 100th ? Its just a different number. Its meaningless and trite, and I'd expect...

Its being taken more seriously than it was, for sure. But its still fighting for its place to be taken as seriously as the mens game - it probably never will be. Contriving your team selection to accommodate gestures / stunts like this doesn't do anything to help. Its just unprofessional. As...

Its a massive facepalm isn't it. Imagine a few years down the line if Dunk was Albion captain, and he was due his 400th appearance away at, I dunno, Watford. Hughton by now is managing Spurs, but current Albion manager Jermaine Defoe said: "Lewis won't be involved this Saturday. He wants to...

If womens football wants to be taken seriously, this type of bobbins certainly doesn't help does it. What an absolute farce.

Good point. What a glorious farewell this promises to be. Well worth it. Well done everyone.

I gather the plan now is for him to come on as a late substitution for a token appearance. I'm not totally convinced he'll get the universally acclaimed reception from the crowd that he may be anticipating.

That would appear to be the long and short of it, yes.

So it turns out this charity foundation will benefit not from Wembley gate receipts on the night, but from bucket collections, a text number to donate to, and some shirts being auctioned off. Sigh. If only the FA had PROPERLY honoured Wayne's achievement of becoming Englands all-time record...

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As usual, Martin Samuel has it spot on. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6351673/Wayne-Rooney-recall-bad-news-England-USA-game-turned-arm-showbiz.html Present him with a commemorative gold England cap. Name the game in his honour. Give his charities the entire proceeds. Let...

We'll have to agree to disagree then. Whatever way you slice it, Rooney's IMPOSED selection for the USA game blocks off a place in the team for a current or potential squad member, who could be getting vital playing time in the team before an important game on the Sunday, maybe staking a claim...

The USA game (Thursday) should be being used as preparation for the Croatia game (Sunday). Its an opportunity to fine-tune selections and tactics, and look at our forward options. Instead, we're binning this game off in order to make it a farewell hurrah for a player who's already retired and...

Yup. The 4 teams that win through to the Finals via the Nations League playoffs (following this current group campaign), will still be "competing" in the proper Euro Qualifiers group stages that start next year. If they then "re-qualify" again via that, then their qualification place will be...

Its given more "edge" to the games, for sure. However, there is a large downside. Looking ahead to next year when the proper Euro qualifiers start, there are going to be 4 teams taking part in them who have already qualified. That means that for the entire campaign, every qualifying game they...

Its a joke, frankly. Southgate, we are led to believe, is in the process of building an England team for the future, that can go on and compete at the highest level. No doubt he, like every other England manager, will claim that the limited time he gets with the players always makes this a...