England take on San Marino and Estonia in Euro 2016 qualifiers

Roy Hodgson's Three Lions took on minnows San Marino at Wembley on Thursday and face Estonia in Tallinn on Sunday.

England are aiming to win ten out of ten qualifying games en route to France. Both matches are live on ITV.

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England beat Estonia in Euro 2016 qualifier

England beat Estonia 1-0 in their Euro 2016 qualifying match in Tallinn to make it three wins out of three.

England's Wayne Rooney (right) celebrates after scoring the only goal of the match Credit: Mike Egerton/PA Wire

Captain Wayne Rooney scored with a free-kick in the 74th minute - his 43rd international goal - to preserve England's 100% record in qualifying and make it four wins in a row for Roy Hodgson's side.

Watch match highlights on the ITV Football website

'Tired' Sterling rested for Estonia test

England boss Roy Hodgson has made three changes for the Three Lions' Euro 2016 qualifier against Estonia in Tallinn.

Raheem Sterling makes way for Liverpool team-mate Adam Lallana, while Leighton Baines returns to the side at left-back in place of Kieran Gibbs. The final change sees Fabian Delph come in for James Milner in central midfield.

You can watch the match live on ITV and ITV Player at 4.30pm

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Hodgson backs Rooney to become England top scorer

England captain Wayne Rooney scores from the penalty spot against San Marino. Credit: PA

Roy Hodgson watched Wayne Rooney score his 42nd goal for England and then backed the Manchester United star to become the nation's top scorer of all time.

Rooney's first-half penalty in Thursday's 5-0 win over San Marino moved him to within seven goals of Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time scoring record.

"We'd like to think, with the way he is and the footballer he is, he's got a good few years in him yet," the England manager said of his captain.

"There are plenty of games left and I don't think we should put any pressure on him to reach targets early… The record won't play on his mind."

Hart voted man of the match by England fans despite facing just one shot on target

England fans cheekily voted for goalkeeper Joe Hart as their man of the match in an online poll organised by sponsors Vauxhall following the Three Lions' 5-0 victory against minnows San Marino at Wembley.

Many Twitter users saw the funny side of the outcome, as Hart hardly touched the ball during 90 minutes and faced only one shot on target. Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere was chosen as the official man of the match.

England debut for Arsenal defender Chambers

Calum Chambers makes his debut for the senior England side. Credit: PA

Calum Chambers makes his full debut for England in tonight's home match against San Marino, with club team-mate Kieran Gibbs making his first international start in four years.

The Arsenal defenders were included as manager Roy Hodgson made four changes to the team that lined up in England's last Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland last month.

  • Watch England v San Marino live on ITV and ITV Player at 7.15pm

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NFL boss open to Wembley franchise idea

Oakland Raiders played at Wembley earlier this year. Credit: PA

The prospect of an NFL franchise to be based at London's Wembley Stadium will be explored in detail, the sport's UK chief has said.

England football matches could be taken around the country again from 2018 if the Football Association secures the NFL franchise for Wembley.

Alistair Kirkwood, managing director of NFL UK, told BBC Radio Five Live: "Moving from one game to three games in a couple of years is a sign of real momentum and fan growth.

"We are going to have a look at seeing if we can grow from that over the next couple of years and see where we go from there.

"We're very interested in exploring the idea of a British-based franchise and seeing if we can pull it off. That's the way of making our sport much more mainstream."

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