Wayne Rooney made wrote his name in the history books last night by becoming England’s all-time top scorer. The striker scored a penalty in England’s 2-0 win over Switzerland, taking his tally to 50 goals in an England shirt.

Rooney leapfrogs Sir Bobby Charlton, who scored 49 goals in his 106 appearances for England, and will now look to add to his success with goals by winning a major honour with his country. By the time next years Euro’s come about, it will mark 50 years since England last won a trophy, something Rooney will be desperate to put an end to in order to write his name further into the history books.

Many have reacted to Rooney’s success by posting on social media. The likes of Andy Cole, David Seaman, Joey Barton and team-mates such as Theo Walcott and Michael Carrick have all taken to Twitter in order to congratulate the forward.

Former England captain John Terry took to Instagram in order to show his support, suggesting the record goalscorer is ‘England’s best ever player’. Terry said:

‘Congratulations @waynerooney on becoming England’s top goalscorer. I’ve had the pleasure to play alongside Wayne and for me he’s England’s best EVER. I’ve seen first hand him do things with the ball that I’ve never seen before. A winner and a leader and so proud to see him wearing the armband captaining our country.’

Gary Lineker, who Rooney overtook in the process of becoming England’s highest ever goalscorer, said:

‘Congratulations to Wayne Rooney on succeeding where all others failed by becoming England’s highest goalscorer. A magnificent achievement from a tremendous footballer.’

Michael Owen, a former team-mate of Rooney’s for both club and country, also congratulated the 29-year-old. He said on Twitter:

‘Congratulations Wazza, a record many have had a crack at breaking including me! Huge achievement.’

Rooney’s current strike partner Harry Kane said:

‘I grew up watching this man score for England! It was a honour to share that moment with him! Congrats.’

[Quotes via the Daily Mail]

Many have debated whether or not Rooney deserves to be called England’s best ever. Though his record speaks for himself, it probably isn’t wise to fully judge Rooney until he hangs up his boots entirely. With probably another 2 major tournaments still to come from the No.10, who knows what is yet to come.