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Roy Hodgson would love to see Wayne Rooney go into management after he hangs his boots up.

Providing he avoids injury, Rooney will become the ninth player in history to win 100 England caps next month when he leads the Three Lions out against Slovenia at Wembley.

Given that he is just 28 years old, Rooney looks almost certain to then go on and surpass Peter Shilton's all-time 125-cap record by the time he retires.

After he hangs up his boots, Hodgson is convinced the striker would be a successful manager. Hodgson has been highly impressed by the leadership skills Rooney has shown since he was appointed captain in September.

With so much money on offer from broadcasters, many ex-professionals turn their backs on management and end up spending their retirement in the media, but Hodgson thinks it would be a shame to see Rooney and a few of his former team-mates go down the same route.

Hodgson said: "Wayne has a lot of playing time left so I can't think he has given it much thought, but when you have had a career like he has had, or the likes of (Steven) Gerrard, (Frank) Lampard, (John) Terry or (Ashley) Cole have had, and you are that good a professional, then I would love to see them all stay in the game in a coaching or management role because they have so much to offer."