Sunil Chhetri leaves Wayne Rooney behind by scoring his 54th i...

Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri became the fourth highest active international scorer on Tuesday, when he struck a decisive goal to guide his side to a 1-0 win over Kyrgyz Republic in a fast-pace and entertaining AFC Asian Cup qualifier match.

The absence of Wayne Rooney from the England squad ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Scotland is a "big miss" but Manchester United team mate Chris Smalling said the forward's international career is far from over.

Rooney 'more or less' decided on Man United future IMAGE:  Wayne Rooney of Manchester United stretches. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images. Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is close to making a decision about extending his 13-year stay at the Premier League club but will take a few weeks to contemplate, the 31-year-old has said. Rooney, United's record goal-scorer with 253 goals, has two years left on his contract but his role at the club has become diminished with ...

The 31-year-old`s future at the club, where he has spent the past 13 years, and his country, is the subject of intense debate which intensified on Thursday when he was left out of the national squad. Stockholm: England and Manchester United`s record ...

Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera feels other players are more deserving of the captaincy armband if Wayne Rooney were to leave. Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera Ander Herrera feels he has not achieved enough yet to become the next ...

IMAGE: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match against Burnley. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images Wayne Rooney scored on his return to the Manchester United starting-line up as Jose Mourinho's side enjoyed a 2-0 win at Burnley in the Premier League on Sunday to close in on the top four and extend their unbeaten league run to 23 games. Rooney, who last started a game on March 4, was given the start for only the ...

India football team skipper Sunil Chhetri has now overtaken England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney as the fourth highest active international scorer in the world.After his majestic strike against Kyrgyzstan in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in ...

The Chinese Super League already has a bevy of high-profile footballers in the form of Oscar, Hulk, Carlos Tevez, Ramires and Jackson Martinez. The post Chinese Super League: Wayne Rooney, Diego Costa linked with Chinese clubs as transfer window opens on ...

With Wayne Rooney having again been overlooked, England do not currently have a permanent captain and Southgate said Kane, 23, would wear the armband at Hampden Park. Reuters Glasgow: Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane will captain England in Saturday`s ...