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Proud Rooney can score '10 to 15' goals more for England - Hodgson

Wayne Rooney became England's leading goal scorer when he netted his 50th goal through a penalty in the 2-0 win against Switzerland on Tuesday night.


Three Lions manager Roy Hodgson believes the 29-year-old can easily add up to 10 to 15 goals to his tally after breaking Sir Bobby Charlton's 45-year record of 49 goals.

"I'm delighted first and foremost for Wayne Rooney and his breaking of the record and scoring his 50th goal, showing such courage on the penalty to really blast it into the roof of the net," Hodgson told reporters.

"It depends how long he plays. We're on about 10 games a year these days - a bit more if we did quite well in a tournament.

"You'd like to think he's going to continue to at least 2018, so you might be talking 20, even 30 games. At his rate of scoring, you're looking at 10 to 15 goals I think.

"I know Wayne well enough to know he's really delighted tonight. When you speak to him, he'll tell you what a proud moment it is for him and his family, and so it should be.

"But I don't think Wayne Rooney's got in his head 'how many am I going to score for England', what he's got is 'how can I help England become a better team, how can I make sure like Sir Bobby Charlton that I end up as a winner at a tournament'."

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