Rooney hospitalised after stumbling over his yacht

October 12th, 2009 LONDON - Wayne Rooney has withdrawn from England's squad to face Belarus in Wednesday's final World Cup qualifier, it emerged Monday. The Manchester United forward sustained a calf strain during Saturday's 1-0 defeat away to Ukraine, and after being assessed at England's training base in Hertfordshire has returned to his club.

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - England manager Fabio Capello recalled Gabriel Agbonlahor and David James to his football squad for their final two World Cup qualifying matches this week. The Italian named a 24-man squad to face Ukraine away Saturday and then against Belarus at Wembley, Oct 14.

September 24th, 2009 LONDON - British soccer star Wayne Rooney and a pal have got matching words tattooed above their bums. The footie has had the word "then" tattooed to match with his pal's "OK" inked on the same spot.

September 4th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has stood against the whole diving issue which is surrounding the Premier League and said that he is one of football's white knights when it comes to fair play. Recently questions were raised after Rooney won a penalty against Arsenal last week and it was doubted whether he went down before Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia made contact.

August 17th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is clearly relishing the challenge set for him by Sir Alex Ferguson, even as compliments pour in after he played a pivotal role in Man U's 1-0 victory over Birmingham on Sunday. Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish complimented Rooney by pitching him in the same company as former French football players Michel Platini and Zinedine Zidane.

August 17th, 2009 LONDON — Wayne Rooney fired defending champion Manchester United to a 1-0 victory over promoted Birmingham on Sunday, while Liverpool slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Tottenham. The England striker headed a cross from Nani against the post and the ball came back for him to tap into an empty net in the 34th minute at Old Trafford.

July 18th, 2009 Owen scores winner on Man United debut in MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Michael Owen made an immediate impact in his Manchester United debut Saturday, coming off the bench to score with five minutes left in a 3-2 victory over a Malaysian all-star squad in the team's Asian tour opener. The striker, who joined Man United on a free transfer from Newcastle, scored after the Premier League champions surrendered a two-goal lead to Malaysian XI before a crowd of 85,000.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has revealed that Paul Gascoigne was his streetwise hero as a kid. According to The Sun, Rooney remembers that, when he played football on the street as a lad, he always tried to emulate the Newcastle and Spurs' midfield legend.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - Soccer ace Wayne Rooney who has been most hated for being "hot tempered" says had he not been chasing the ball on the field, he would have been a priest. England striker Roo, 23, said that the only thing that interested him as a kid, apart from soccer, was religious studies.

July 4th, 2009 LONDON - Wayne Rooney had to rush his pregnant wife Coleen to hospital after she fell ill in the scorching heat of St.Trupez, while on a vacation. The soccer star was seen trying to arrange a car, while the mum-to-be talked to a doctor on phone relating her pain.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - Soccer star Wayne Rooney and pregnant wife Coleen are having a gala time with pals at St Tropez on their second holiday of the summer. Six-months-pregnant Coleen was seen riding a jetski when she finished sunbathing, while the footballer was pictured testing out a flyfish, a three-man inflatable dingy similar to a banana boat, The Sun reports.

June 16th, 2009 LONDON - Footballer Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen was spotted showing off her baby bump in Barbados. While celebrating their wedding anniversary, the soccer star's wife was seen wearing a green bikini in the Caribbean beach, reports The Sun.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - England moved to within one win of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup finals after they hammered minnows Andorra 6-0 at Wembley. Two goals apiece from Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe and one each for Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch made it seven wins out of seven in group six and put England 10 points clear at the top Wednesday.

June 11th, 2009 England closer to WCup, Beckham, Rooney to recordsWEMBLEY, England — England moved closer to World Cup qualification, David Beckham to breaking its appearance record and Wayne Rooney halfway to becoming the country's career scoring leader. What Wednesday's 6-0 rout of Andorra — the seventh straight qualifying win — didn't provide is any evidence of the team's chances of ending its 44-year wait for a world title in South Africa next year.

June 11th, 2009 England routs Andorra 6-0 in World Cup qualifyingWEMBLEY, England — David Beckham made his first start for England in a competitive match in two years, helping his nation move closer to World Cup berth with a 6-0 rout of Andorra on Wednesday night. Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe scored two goals apiece, and Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch each had one.