has asked the nine Premier League clubs playing at home on Boxing Day if they would be willing to support the campaign if the league allowed it. donsp1986 Pender talked about the challenges of war and combat. As part of the 9th Infantry Division stationed in the Mekong Delta, trying to stop the enemy North Vietnam moving weapons, Pender says the experience was tough."All those rivers and rice paddies," he toldNBC donsp1986 He keeps all three medals in a special wooden box made by a friend who was a carpenter and says is still the big attraction when friends and relatives visit. He holds up the medals during the interview. donsp1986 Shrugged off questions about form and focus in the pre-match press conference - and hit back with a first-half hat-trick, sealed with a sizzling scissor-kick. Has now scored 39 goals in competitive matches for England, beating the record set by Wayne Rooney - and, with 44 England goals overall, is storming towards Rooney's outright record of 53. Perfect treble, perfect response - but could have had several more. donsp1986