Derby’s woes continue with long-term injury for midfielder after Wayne Rooney’s challenge – report – originally posted on Sportslens.com Derby County could be without midfielder Jason Knight for the long-term after he suffered an ankle injury from a 50/50 challenge from manager Wayne Rooney, The Telegraph reports. The Rams are going through a tough phase […]
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Rooney puts family conflict aside to rue Vardy’s England retirement
Wayne Rooney has revealed he would have “tried absolutely everything” to dissuade Jamie Vardy from retiring from international football, identifying the Leicester City striker as someone who could have been “a great asset” to Gareth Southgate at this summer’s European Championships. Vardy, 34, called time on his England career in August 2018, having only featured […]
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Rooney vows to repay Derby faith and ‘push forward’
Wayne Rooney has vowed to repay Derby’s faith in him by taking the club to where they want to be. The 35-year-old former England skipper hung up his boots in January to take over as Rams boss on a permanent basis with the Sky Bet Championship club in deep trouble, and ultimately managed to keep […]
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Aguero not the Premier League’s best foreign import, says Rooney
Wayne Rooney hailed Sergio Aguero’s “outstanding” Premier League career, but snubbed the Argentinian in naming the best foreign striker to play in England. Rooney played with the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United but hailed Thierry Henry as the very best foreign import in the Premier League. OPINION: Why Konate […]
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On This Day – 28th September
Wayne Rooney made an impressive start to his career at Old Trafford, scoring a hat-trick on his debut on this day back in 2004.The 18 year old joined from Everton for £30 million and made an immediate impact in a 6-2 win over Turkish side Fenerbahce. Rooney could, and perhaps should have scored early on, […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.28
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from the trusty right boot of Wayne Rooney. It came in the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford and is shown over and over again on Sky Sports adverts for Premier League football.The goal was a spectacular acrobatic effort came in a 2-1 victory over their bitter rivals Manchester City on 12th February 2011. […]
On This Day – 23rd August
An extra £7 million and Wayne Rooney would have been holding a black and white Newcastle United shirt instead back in the summer of 2004 It was on this day back in 2004 that Newcastle United put in a bid of £20 million to Everton for the services of teenage sensation Wayne Rooney.Their offer was […]