On Saturday, Wayne Rooney could become England's all-time leading goalscorer. He needs two goals against San Marino to overtake Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 49. By the end of the season he may well have surpassed Charlton's Manchester United record of 249 goals — Rooney is 16 behind the total.
He has helped United win the Champions League, five Premier League titles and two League Cups. To be within touching distance of two such prestigious landmarks — your country's top scorer and leading marksman with the country's biggest club — should make you an icon, a player looked up to and respected by all.
So why isn't Rooney thought of in the same way as other England and United legends?