what do you know about England striker Wayne Rooney?
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What do I know about Wayne Rooney?\n\nI know he has a fondness for over-the-hill prostitutes.
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If u look closely,u realise that the england squad are more of a deffensive team,with the likes of terry,ashley cole,garry n,ferdinand as the deffense.In the mid field there is lampard and gerrard,which to my oppinion are more deffensive and their ability to strike arises only when they r loosing and the game is about to end(Not all the time Though).Then the srtikers;owen,crouch.Not too good am afraid,but rooney has a gift i have never seen in any player,He has the Flare,the strenght and speed.He alone in the attack can do it.The last european cup in portugal showed how he opperates in major tornaments.I think Young gun Wayne Rooney is England's weapon of Emence destruction.
495819
He is very overrated. He and Beckham are the most overrated footballers in England today. I hope that the English team goes far this summer so that the world can see that other players exist outside of Rooney and Becks.
662635
Rooney is a fabulous young player but has still time to mature. He will be a great loss to England if not fit in time. I do not think England will get near the final. I think we are going to see Argentina and Brazil if they do not meet earlier. You will also see Gerrmany go very close
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I disagree with what Gagga_gary said about Walcott being the "next wayne rooney" when I havent seen the Current Wayne Rooney in top form as of late.I do Believe walcott has skills,no doubt about that or arsene wenger wouldve not bought him.But its the world stage, He hasnt played one regular game in the senior lineup yet.I was surprised that he didnt pick darren Bent, who is in good form this season. I see walcott in the 2010 world cup,not this one.But with football,you never know what might happen.He might shock everybody in the world cup.........or Maybe Not.
316944
It is England and one man will win it for them.  WAYNE ROONEY.  He will become the best player in the world.
610682
What is everyone talking about?!  \n\nChelsea fan's are still English!... they are choked.  Second of all Ferreira is not happy he injuryed someone.  A real footballer would want to beat England, but not Rooney-less, They would want to take out England at their best ie: with Rooney.  \n\nI have never seen such stupid answers holy crap!
423403
He is expected to return just in time for the tourney. Will he be the same? Owen is injured again also. England will have to change their approach but are still loaded with talent. Lampard, Cole, Wright -Phillips, Gerrard etc. Rooney was not the heart but he was the fire.Erickson does not know what to do. I don't think they are favorites but they can get to the semis and take it from there. Good Luck to them.
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As a football fan who doesnt support chelsea or man u , i think people slag drogba off either because he looks a bit ungainly, or basically coz they are jealous. Yes hes doesnt move like a traditional kinda stiker but he is a class player. Anyone slaggin him coz he is black should just grow up. He is a footballer not a terrorist. Personally i dont think he is a good all round as rooney is ( im not a man u fan ) rooney has the potentional to be the best player the country has ever seen but for me the best player in the world at the moment is Mr vavavoom , Thierry henry, sorry chelsea fans but nobody has the composure, skill, vision and just all round genius of thierry.
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England's chances of winning the World Cup are hanging in the balance after Wayne Rooney yesterday become the latest big-name footballer to suffer a foot injury.\n\nThe 20-year-old striker - England's most influential player - was carried off the pitch on a stretcher when he fell badly on his right foot after 82 minutes of Manchester United's 3-0 defeat at Chelsea. Rooney was later seen getting on to United's team bus before they headed back to Manchester, where he was due to have a scan on his right foot and ankle.\n\nThe seriousness of his injury was unclear, but it sparked immediate fears that it will prevent him playing in some or all of England's games at this summer's World Cup in Germany, which starts on 9 June. David Beckham and his teammates play Paraguay in their opening game in Group B in Frankfurt in 40 days' time. The England manager, Sven Goran Eriksson, Football Association officials and millions of fans across the country are hoping that the prodigiously talented forward - who is the hub of the England team - has not suffered a broken metatarsal in his right foot, the same injury which forced him out of England's last major tournament, the 2004 European Championships in Portugal.\n\nRooney's involvement in the game yesterday ended when he fell awkwardly after a tackle by Chelsea's Portuguese defender, Paulo Ferreira. He lay on the ground, in obvious pain, for several minutes before being put on to a stretcher and carried away, to loud applause from both sets of fans.\n\nIronically, it was another Portuguese defender, Jorge Andrade, who caused Rooney's first foot injury when he trod on him in the Portugal-England quarter-final in Lisbon, which England later lost on penalties.\n\nSir Alex Ferguson, the United manager, declined to speculate on how serious the injury was. 'We don't know. We'll have to wait until we get to Manchester,' he said. 'He's being looked after and we'll see. When a player is taken off we're always concerned, but hopefully Wayne's is not a bad one. It's a sore one, but we'll just have to wait and see. There's no point in making assertions at the moment.'\n\nIf Rooney cannot play in Germany, his absence will seriously diminish England's chances of capturing the World Cup for the first time in 40 years. Bookmakers have made them second favourites behind holders Brazil, but without the talismanic Rooney they would lack much of their creativity, attacking prowess and capacity to surprise opponents.\n\nIf the worst is confirmed, it will be a heavy blow for Eriksson, who is already concerned about the fitness of England's other main striker, Newcastle United's Michael Owen. He broke a metatarsal during a match against Spurs last December and has not played since.\n\nThe Swede also has injury concerns about Arsenal defender Sol Campbell, Spurs utility player Ledley King, Arsenal left-back Ashley Cole and Rooney's United and England colleague Gary Neville, who also picked up an injury yesterday. So, too, did Chelsea captain John Terry - England's first choice centre-half - but neither his nor Neville's injuries are thought to endanger their chances of appearing in the World Cup.\n\nA lengthening list of high-profile English players have suffered a broken metatarsal in recent years. Beckham, the England captain, did so in April 2002 while playing for United and appeared for England in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea three months later, despite being not fully fit. Foot injuries are increasingly common in top-level football, and are particularly troublesome because they mean that someone who has one cannot put his weight comfortably on the foot concerned.\n\nEriksson has to submit a provisional list of 23 players for the World Cup to Fifa, football's world governing body, by 8 May, with a final list a week later. Rooney's predicament may cause him problems similar to t
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It may be Rooney and C.Ronaldo
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I`m sick of all the hype about this because its detracting from the rest of the team/squad.Rooney is a unique English player and I think he should travel regardless but our chances of winning the world cup are a degree less likely without him.
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OMG....Rooney and a healthy Owen is your best bet.  Most teams would love to have those two up front.  I like Crouch and Defoe, but come on.....they are no where near the striker of Owen or Rooney.  Seriously, think about this.  It's the World Cup...you are the coach of England.  Your country is watching....who are you putting up front?
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Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard are probably the best england football players. For me Rooney is the #1 soley b/c of his age. Ever since Euro 2004 he has exceled in English football being transferred from Everton to Manchester United, one of the best football clubs in the world for a huge fee of about  £23 million. That is a huge fee for a teenager. To me Wayne Rooney is the next Pele, he gets better every year and very soon he will be scoring tons of goals in the 2006 world cup in Germany.
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The boy is a genious, yes yes yes! England don't have a hope without him, even if he isn't fully fit 30 minutes at the end of a game he could completely turn it by himself. Someone said England have good enough players to win it without him, they don't, its a pale team with no shape and no direction in their play, this tournament is crying out for a Rooney after Greece winning Euro 3004 we need some epic world cup moments to keep international football alive!
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Roooonneeyyy!\n\nHe's big, he's hard, he'll kick the crap out of you, and then he'll nick your car!\n\nSeriously though, Rooney is god (in an ugly disguise).  He can dribble, pass, shoot, head, tackle.  There isn't a team in the world that he wouldn't walk straight into.  Even when he is having a bad game he keeps you entertained by shouting at the referee and crushing Portuguese nuts!
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okay what you need to know is wayne rooney played when he was 16 and its not really age thats important but skill. If you have skill and you best hope you do if you expect to play for man u. But if you live in England it will also give you a better chance. So good look