Rooney is expected to win his 120th cap for England in the friendly against the United States

Wayne Rooney originally requested England’s World Cup warm-up game against Nigeria at Wembley as his tribute game, The Times has learnt.

The FA rejected that proposal from Rooney’s representatives on the grounds that they did not want to disrupt England’s World Cup preparations, while the manager Gareth Southgate was also unwilling to add an extra player to his squad who would not be travelling to Russia.

Negotiations between the FA and Rooney’s camp have continued over the last six months culminating in the decision to rebrand next Thursday’s friendly against the United States as the Wayne Rooney Foundation International, with the former captain to be given some playing time and win his 120th cap.

The 33-year-old will not start the game however with the FA