Twitter mourns Wayne Rooney’s decision to retire from international football

And so it has come to an end!

Wayne Rooney’s England career has finally come to an end. His recent performances suggest that Rooney was still able to play a role in the national setup.

But for a man who has always been a first team starter ever since he was 18, a bit part role would not have enticed the proud Evertonian.

Perhaps tellingly, Rooney announced his retirement just a few days before the English squad was announced, was gives us an indication that England’s record goal scorer may not have been in Gareth Southgate’s plans for the World Cup in a year’s time.

Here are some of the best tweets, as Twitter mourns Wayne Rooney’s decision to retire from international football.

England's highest ever goalscorer calls it a day. Congratulations to @WayneRooney on a magnificent international career. A player's player.

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) August 23, 2017

The amount of crap @WayneRooney gets is so ridiculous. Magnificent player for club/country & great guy off the pitch.
Proud of you, Legend. pic.twitter.com/XBTYu4w0c1

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/UnitedStandMUFC/status/900340756241682432

Wayne Rooney retires from international football.

⚪️ Caps: 119
⚽️ Goals: 53
✅ Leading Goal Scorer
A true legend of the game! Never a doubt

— Ben Talks United 🔴 (@bentalksutd) August 23, 2017

Wayne Rooney is the youngest ever player to score for England.

17 years and 317 days old. 💫 pic.twitter.com/swa6SDpsJJ

— Squawka (@Squawka) August 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/TheManUtdWay/status/900332604515397632

Wayne Rooney lived the dream 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Y4KxzewacL

— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 23, 2017

Thank you, the greatest, Wayne Rooney🙌🏻⚽️ @WayneRooney pic.twitter.com/EdUYj5UoLy

— Jack Stocker (@JackStocker95) August 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/TrollFootball/status/900329251710398464

Dreams can come true and playing for @England has been exactly that. Thanks to everyone involved it's been amazing – https://t.co/GfiT7oVCpx

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) August 23, 2017

Wayne Rooney ends England career after snubbing call-up https://t.co/O26GLbfKr9 pic.twitter.com/pXHP8cvZA7

— ITV News (@itvnews) August 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/FourFourJordan/status/900339844219633665

https://twitter.com/MUFCEdit/status/900339680016711681

https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/900335574351048705

⚽️ 119 caps
⚽️ 71 wins
⚽️ 53 goals

A record breaker. A legend.

Wayne Rooney has retired from international duty.https://t.co/JPntG6RCS8 pic.twitter.com/eaxo50VdNA

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 23, 2017