He has scored 53 goals in an England shirt and appeared for the Three Lions on more than 100 occasions but Everton's Wayne Rooney insists his appearance at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the launchpad for his career.
Rooney burst onto the Premier League scene for Everton with a memorable curling 25-yard effort against Arsenal in October 2002, but he had already made his mark earlier that year at U17 Euro.
He was named Golden Player at the 2002 tournament as England reached the semi-finals, and the striker, now the nation's all-time leading scorer, believes the competition was crucial in his development.