Rachel Yankey Breaks Peter Shilton’s 125 England Caps

Rachel Yankey has become England’s most-capped international after starting against Japan on Wednesday.

The Arsenal Ladies midfielder overtook former men’s goalkeeper Peter Shilton’s 125-cap record, at the match in Burton.

Yankey, 33, was captaining England in their penultimate match ahead of July’s Women’s Euro 2013 in Sweden.

“Peter Shilton is a legend and I am not going to compare myself in any way with anything he has done but, in my own right, I have done well,” she said.  More … http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23051846

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