Sam: No Rooney call yet

Sam Allardyce will not announce any decision on Wayne Rooney’s England captaincy until after his first meeting with his players.

Manchester United skipper Rooney’s place in the national squad was called into question prior to this summer’s European Championship but he was included in the group Roy Hodgson picked.

Rooney only played the full 90 minutes once in four games at the tournament and was benched for the final group fixture against Slovakia before coming on.

Allardyce, speaking at his first news conference since his appointment was confirmed last week, said: “It’s far too early to make any predictions in that area.

“I’m going to …

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