England’s best player, football’s best number. No messing around.
Previous holders: Bobby Charlton (66, 70) Alan Shearer (96, 98, 00), Wayne Rooney (04, 06, then switched to 10).
“Fun” fact: Mark Hateley, Nigel Clough, Peter Crouch and Andy Carroll are among the less starry names to take this number for England at major tournaments.
England's No 9 - Harry Kane
Credit: PA
11 Marcus Rashford
Gareth Southgate is an interesting mix of thoroughly modern bloke with deep respect for tradition. Rashford at 11, promoted from 19 at the last World Cup, makes him ostensibly a starter. That would complete a 1-11 which could be play as follows: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Rice, Henderson; Rashford, Grealish, Sterling; Kane. Is that his starting XI? A weirdly conservative (Grealish-aside) starting XI?