Was it the right time for Rooney to call it quits on his international career?

Wayne Rooney quit international football today shocking everybody (well shocking me personally). The Three Lions's record goalscorer may be doing the right thing in bowing out before the World Cup, but he will largely be remembered for his failures.

A legend of English football. The top goalscorer for both his country and their most successful club team, he will go down in history alongside Sir Bobby Charlton as one of the finest players to grace the pitch for the Three Lions.

And yet, on the day of his retirement from international football, he departs with a sense of never having achieved what he promised when emerging on the scene as a wonderkid at Euro 2004.

Though he did surpass Charlton’s international scoring record with some ease, the fact that only seven of his 53 strikes came in major tournaments (three coming after 2004) remains questionable. Rooney has been unable to act as the catalyst for England when they go in search of palpable success.

Rooney had previously said that he would look to retire after the 2018 World Cup, and it seemed his move back to boyhood club Everton was his only chance to go to Russia as he looked to play more matches at the highest possible level. Having been left out by Gareth Southgate for the latter part of the 2016-17 season, time was running out for Rooney.

But stepping away at the first opportunity, just as Southgate was about to offer him a route back into the fold, is a decision that may or may not benefit Rooney the player, Everton the club and England the footballing nation.

Having worked hard to regain his fitness over the summer to make a stunning start to the season back at Goodison Park, it will be a bonus that he can rest during the various international breaks through the season, particularly with the Toffees fighting on different fronts this time around and him being earmarked to play a vital role.

Whether this was a good time to quit may be seen in time to come but Rooney's major focus will be taking Everton as far as they can.

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