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Sir Bobby Charlton to honour Man Utd captain Rooney for England record

Sir Bobby Charlton will present a golden boot to Wayne Rooney for becoming England's all-time leading scorer.


The 29-year-old Manchester United striker became the first man to reach 50 international goals for the Three Lions when he scored against Switzerland last month, breaking Charlton's 45-year scoring record.

England are set to host Estonia in Euro2016 qualification at Wembley on October 9 and Charlton will be on hand to present Rooney with the award for becoming the leading goalscorer in his country's history.

During the Estonia match, there will also be a surfing flag made up of Twitter posts displaying #Rooney50 to further celebrate the achievement.

England have already qualified for France 2016, sitting on top of their group with a perfect record of eight wins from eight matches.

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