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He may be his country's captain, all-time leading goalscorer and most capped outfield player, but that's no longer enough to guarantee Wayne Rooney a place in the England starting XI. The 30-year-old has been dropped by interim manager Gareth Southgate for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Slovenia, the first time he's been left out of the lineup since the final group game of Euro 2016. "It's a very straight forward decision," Southgate said at Monday's press conference in Ljubljana. "We've looked at the way Slovenia played last week and we knew the profile of midfield we wanted to play. "In no way is it a reflection of his performance on Saturday (against Malta), he played well and dictated play with discipline, but we felt it was the right decision." Rooney's recent performances have come under scrutiny from large sections of the media, as well as Manchester United and England fans. The United captain has...

France continued on its road to Euro 2016 redemption with victory over the Netherlands in Amsterdam, as the  Oranje's  recent revival looks in danger of becoming a false dawn. Paul Pogba's 30th minute missile was enough to give Didier Deschamps' side victory and maintain its unbeaten run since that painful final defeat against Portugal on home soil. While neither side set the Amsterdam Arena alight, few would argue France was undeserving of the three points as the Netherlands, a flurry of late chances aside, rarely looked like threatening. "This is an important victory, it is deserved," Deschamps told French television. "We could have scored more goals. In the second half we had less possession, less control but coming to win here is good knowing we did not have the desired result in the first game (0-0 vs. Belarus). "Winning here is solid and having more opportunities than them is very satisfying." The tone of the night was set i...