Wayne Rooney gets the chop but remains England skipper

Wayne Rooney accepts the England captaincy no longer comes with a guaranteed starting spot after Gareth Southgate made the bold decision to drop him for tonight’s clash with Slovenia.

Rooney’s name has been inked into the first XI since 2003 and at the age of 30 he stands alone as the country’s record goalscorer and most capped outfield player.

But, in a cramped press conference room at Ljubljana’s Stadium Stozice, Southgate confirmed his status as a Three Lions untouchable was at an end.