Who Has Seen the Religious Side of “raunchy” Rooney?

October 12th, 2009 LONDON - England and Manchester United Striker Wayne Rooney will miss England's final World Cup qualifier against Belarus on Wednesday with a calf injury. Rooney picked up the problem in Saturday's defeat to Ukraine, reports The Sun.

October 11th, 2009 LONDON - England's 1966 World Cup hero George Cohen thinks that Wayne Rooney is the greatest player ever and England can beat any team as long as Wayne Rooney is fighting fit. "If we don't get too many injuries then we have a great chance at the World Cup - but one thing I really hope is Wayne Rooney stays fit," Sunday Express quoted Cohen, as saying.

September 26th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who has scored six goals in the season so far, has said that he is satisfied with his overall performance in the Premiere League, and is looking to improve his performance further. Rooney has been handling much of the goal scoring responsibilities after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez.

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 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is said to have apologized for the rude behaviour of his guests' at a show by his favourite band Stereophonics. Rooney, 23, who is a huge fan of the Welsh rockers, who were playing at the Electric Ballroom in Camden, North London, arrived at the gig with his brother Graham and a pal.

September 12th, 2009 LONDON - Old Trafford Boss Sir Alex Ferguson has said that ace striker Wayne Rooney is unlikely to captain Manchester United. Rooney has spoken of his desire to be skipper, but Ferguson prefers defenders or midfielders to lead his side.

September 6th, 2009 LONDON - Wayne Rooney has reportedly ordered a custom made 50,000-pound diamond-encrusted watch to gift to his wife Coleen when they welcome their first child together next month. The footie ace was said to have also asked New York jewellers Jacob and Co, who made the pair's 1 million pound wedding rings, to engrave a personal message.

September 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Footie Wayne Rooney's wife, Coleen, is pregnant with the couple's first baby due next month, and says her hormones are making her "more narky". Rooney wants a large family but his 23-year-old wife certainly knows when to step on the brake pedal.

September 1st, 2009 LONDON - Striker Wayne Rooney has promised Manchester United faithful that he will never desert the club the way Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo did. Rooney, 23, has been United's main man since Ronaldo joined Real Madrid, and he is coping brilliantly, with five goals in as many games, reports The Sun.

August 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United star Dimitar Berbatov rates Wayne Rooney a better player than former team mate and now Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo. The Sun quoted Berbatov, 28, as saying: "Ronaldo was a fantastic player for us and I'm sure he will be very good for Real Madrid.

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 15th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has revealed that Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is his dream team-mate. Lampard, who played along with Rooney during England's match against Holland on Wednsday, said that he would love to have him in his club side too.

August 8th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is backing striker Wayne Rooney to lead the Red Devils from the front in the post-Cristiano Ronaldo world, starting against Chelsea in the Community Shield on Sunday at Wembley Stadium. Ferguson would bring Rooney from his selfless left-sided duties to fill the gap left by Ronaldo, who transferred to Real Madrid in an 80 million pound deal.

July 20th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Wayne Rooney has vowed to fill the goals gap left by the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez. The pair hit 101 goals between them during the past two seasons.

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney should make the most out of the departure of star winger Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid, the Sun reports. According to the tabloid, Rooney had become an increasingly frustrated figure at Manchester United, having been pushed wide left to accommodate Ronaldo.