England labour to narrow win against Norway

New captain Wayne Rooney rescued Roy Hodgson from embarrassment as a record-low crowd watched England stumble past Norway in a dull and uninspiring friendly at Wembley.

England labour to narrow win against Norway
Wed, 03 Sep, 2014 - 23:16

New captain Wayne Rooney rescued Roy Hodgson from embarrassment as a record-low crowd watched England stumble past Norway in a dull and uninspiring friendly at Wembley.

Just 40,181 turned up to the national stadium to watch England register a 1-0 win thanks to Rooney's 69th-minute penalty.

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