Roy Hodgson had our complete support, claims Wayne Rooney

England captain Wayne Rooney insists Roy Hodgson always had the players’ support, labelling reports they had lost faith in the outgoing manager “completely untrue”.
Roy Hodgson had our complete support, claims Wayne Rooney

Monday night witnessed one of the most embarrassing nights in English football history as Iceland, the smallest nation to ever grace a major tournament, secured a shock 2-1 win in Nice.

It saw England exit Euro 2016 at the last-16 juncture and led to Hodgson’s resignation within 20 minutes of the final whistle.

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