Calf injury rules Rooney out of England-Belarus clashOctober 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.
Rooney lucky to escape Becks treatment in last World CupOctober 9th, 2009 LONDON - When Wayne Rooney was sent off against Portugal for stamping on Ricardo Carvalho during the 2006 World Cup quarter-final, he escaped scot free. Unlike Beckham who was reviled for a similar act in 1988, there were no effigies of Rooney hanging outside pubs as there were for Becks, reports The Sun.
UEFA president Platini meets with Israel's Peres to discuss role of soccer in global peaceOctober 6th, 2009 UEFA president Platini meets with Israel's PeresJERUSALEM — The head of European soccer's governing body believes the sport can play a role in bringing peace to the Middle East. UEFA president Michel Platini said Tuesday that soccer promotes "peace, tolerance and friendship." He spoke during a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres, an avid sports fan and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994.
Rooney to miss Man U's trip to Moscow for birth of his childOctober 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has said that he will miss the club's Champions League trip to Moscow as he wants to be present for to the birth of his first child. Rooney's wife Coleen is due to deliver the baby within days of Man U's game at CSKA Moscow on October 21.
Rooney fans hope he leads Man U to greater glorySeptember 29th, 2009 LONDON - Five years ago this week Wayne Rooney, then 18, scored a stunning hat trick in Manchester United's 6-2 win over Fenerbahce in the Champions League. Now, 247 games and 104 goals later, Rooney is firmly established as a world great and a man all Manchester United fans are looking at to lead them on to further glory.
Soon, Wayne Rooney, a qualified UEFA coachSeptember 28th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will soon join the long list of Premier League footballers, including team-mates Edwin van der Sar, Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand, to do a course for becoming a UEFA-qualified coach. Though Van der Sar would touch 40 next year, and Scholes and Ferdinand in their thirties, 23-year-old Rooney's intent at the peak of his career has come as a surprise to many.
Wayne Rooney says he's on a rollSeptember 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.
Rooney promises never to desert Man U like RonaldoSeptember 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.
Who Has Seen the Religious Side of "raunchy" Rooney?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.
Platini annoyed by Real Madrid's spending spreeJuly 2nd, 2009 PARIS - European football supremo Michel Platini is annoyed by Real Madrid's summer spending spree but there is no way to stop the Spanish giants from splashing out the money. "I believe that this whole thing is not quite normal.
Rooney ready to fill in for Ronaldo and TevezJune 29th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United's striker Wayne Rooney has expressed confidence in his talent, saying that he can compensate for the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, who left in a summer exodus. "We've lost two key players and obviously I hope we can get a few players in.
Senate confirms Steelers owner Dan Rooney as ambassador to IrelandJune 26th, 2009 Steelers owner Rooney now ambassador to IrelandWASHINGTON — Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as U.S. ambassador to Ireland.
Rooney should now make the most of Ronaldo's exitJune 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.
Capello claims he showed Roo how to scoreJune 10th, 2009 LONDON - England football coach Fabio Capello believes in keeping the art of playing football simple, and when he was asked before tonight's World Cup qualifier at home to Andorra how he had turned Wayne Rooney into such a prolific goal-scorer for England, Capello replied: "I told him to stand in front of the goal!"
Capello says that he wants Rooney to be spending more time in the area where goals are scored from. The Sun quoted Capello, as saying: "Rooney needs confidence to score goals but the last year, not only in the national team but also with United, Rooney arrives more times in front of the goal and this is important.
Birmingham breaks its transfer record to sign Ecuador striker Christian BenitezJune 3rd, 2009 Birmingham signs Ecuador's Benitez in record moveBIRMINGHAM, England — Birmingham has broken its transfer record to sign Ecuador striker Christian Benitez ahead of its return to the Premier League. Birmingham announced on Wednesday that it had signed Benitez on a three-year contract from Mexico's Santos Laguna to boost an attack that scored just 54 goals in 46 games as the club was promoted in second place from the League Championship.
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