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.
England can win the World Cup as long as 'greatest' Rooney is fit: CohenOctober 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.
Rooney wants Ronaldo to crash out of 2010 World CupOctober 9th, 2009 LONDON - England forward Wayne Rooney wants former Manchester United mate and Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo to crash out of the World Cup. The Sun quoted Rooney as saying: "It'd be nice to see Portugal not there because, in the last two tournaments, they've knocked us out."
Ronaldo, who has now switched to Real Madrid, had a spat with Rooney at the 2006 World Cup that resulted in Rooney being sent off in the quarter-final against Portugal.
I'm 'Jimmy' for my family and friends, says RooneyOctober 5th, 2009 LONDON - England striker Wayne Rooney has millions of fans around the world, who call him by several nicknames like Wazza, Super Roo, Roonaldo. Some fans even call him God, but his friends back in Liverpool prefer to call him by "Jimmy".
Roo escapes internal disciplinary actionSeptember 17th, 2009 LONDON - England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will escape any internal disciplinary action for his strop in Istanbul. Manchester United striker Rooney flew into a rage after being substituted along with Michael Carrick to make way for Michael Owen and Dimitar Berbatov.
'Mature' Rooney hopes for a better World Cup this timeSeptember 13th, 2009 LONDON - Wayne Rooney is hoping for a better World Cup this time. The England striker suffered his lowest point in 2006 when he was sent off during the quarter-final defeat to Portugal after stamping on Ricardo Carvalho.
Becks admits Notts County has not approached him to play for the clubSeptember 8th, 2009 LONDON - England football star David Beckham has said that Notts County and their coach Sven Goran Ericksson are yet to approach him with an offer to play for the team. Becks rocked back then laughed heartily, but it was not an unreasonable inquiry.
Berbatov rates Rooney a better player than RonaldoAugust 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.
Lampard dreams of playing alongside Rooney for his clubAugust 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.
Becks says that he forgives L A Galaxy skipper LandonJuly 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - England football star David Beckham celebrated his LA Galaxy comeback with team-mate Landon Donovan - to show their feud is over. The pair fell out when Donovan slammed Becks' captaincy and his lack of commitment to the MLS.
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.
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.
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.
Rooney's dream is of winning World Cup gloryJune 8th, 2009 LONDON - Ace striker Wayne Rooney is dreaming of the ultimate glory of winning the World Cup with England. Beating Andorra on Wednesday will leave Fabio Capello's side on the brink of making it to South Africa next summer.
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