England captain Wayne Rooney on Tuesday announced that he will retire from international football after 2018 World Cup.

BBC reports that the Manchester United forward made the announcement on Tuesday when was speaking to the media for the first time since new England manager Sam Allardyce confirmed he would keep the 30-year-old as his captain.

“Come Russia I feel that will be the time to say goodbye to international football,” said Rooney, who has scored 53 goals in 115 England appearances.

“My mind is made up.”

If Rooney plays in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier against Slovakia, he will break David Beckham’s record for the most capped outfield England player.

“Russia will be my last opportunity to do anything with England so I’m going to try to enjoy these two years and hopefully I can end my time with England on a high,” the star player added.

Rooney was a midfielder during Euro 2016 under Roy Hodgson, who left his post after their last-16 exit to Iceland.