One of the most promising talents in the Premiership today, it’s hard to remember that Rooney is just 21 and already carries the striking burden for Manchester United and England.
Has been criticised for his form but that has always been because a lot has been expected of him.
Can he have a breakthrough season in 2007/2008 like Ronaldo did in 2006/2007?
It probably had not escaped your attention that 22-year-old Wayne Rooney was fast-developing the hairline of a man twice his age. Rather than spend his life picking the latest clump of ginger hair from his pillow, the England striker has decided to...
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Written by Rob Parker. 3 comments
1. There is absolutely nothing to choose between these two sides this season. Expect the tightest title race in years as both clubs could go the distance.
2. Dimitar Berbatov cannot defend. Salomon Kalou ghosted past the ex-Tottenham man to...
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Written by Rob Parker. 22 comments
They say that history repeats itself. In England’s case, stupidity repeats itself, ad nauseam.
You could drive yourself insane hypothesizing how England will line up against Croatia (doesn’t matter if players lack discipline...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 10 comments
With few weeks remaining in the transfer window, the media were eager to write off the current English and European Champions from retaining their Premiership crown.
The logic behind it was that Chelsea now had a better manager than last season...
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Written by Scott the Red. 16 comments
Every year UEFA nominates the best players in club football in Europe with the final awards presented on the eve of the end-of-August UEFA Super Cup. Last year we saw AC Milan’s Kaka, Maldini and Seedorf take the plaudits with Petr Cech rounding...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 26 comments
England’s stars may have been watching the European Championships from their living rooms in sadness and disbelief this past summer, but their pain could turn to gain when the new Premier League season gets underway this weekend.
After woefully...
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Written by Sam Dalton. One comment
We hear it countless times these days: “If he’s that good at this age how good will he be when he reaches his peak?”
And if related to a player at the club we support, we drool and wonder at the prospect. It has been a...
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Written by BD Condell. 14 comments
Is it possible to be too old to win a title?
Sir Alex Ferguson certainly thinks so. According to him, Chelsea are too old to win a title....
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Written by Victor Li. 53 comments
Watched Manchester United’s 07/08 Season Review over the weekend (grab the torrent here) and it was quite an entertaining 2 and...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 19 comments
It is a well publicised and widely held belief that footballers are as thick as two short planks. The stereotype of an uneducated ruffian with little schooling and the total inability to string a comprehensible sentence together is confirmed each time...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 21 comments
Wayne Rooney will go under the knife after the game against the United States, The Daily Telegraph says. The England striker has been suffering with hernia since getting hit in the hip...
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England fans have not had much to smile about in recent times. The Three Lions have been playing below their capabilities for the past 18 years or so. Their one flourish? At Euro 2004, a certain boy named Wayne Rooney mesmerized every England fan with...
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Written by Andrei. 2 comments
Nike recently released a web-exclusive video of Wayne Rooney called “What Wayne Knows” – where he talks about how he plays, taking you through the technicalities of his game and approach to play. It’s part of a series of videos...
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Peter Reid talks to Soccerlens about who should take the England captaincy, why Rooney is the best player in the Premiership, and getting one over Graeme Souness.
Peter Reid was the kind of player you’d want to have in your...
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Written by Gary Andrews. One comment
Here’s a list of the top scorers in this year’s Champions League (so far), plus their career stats for the Champions League:
Written by Ahmed Bilal. 4 comments
Before this game (and indeed, before any away game Manchester United have played in the last couple of seasons) the media trotted out figures to suggest that United were abysmal away in Europe - and few United fans would have argued against it after...
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Manchester United’s fearsome four have established their reputation not only for their brilliant football but also for their sexual exploits, the likes of which have never been revealed to the mass media before.
Sources close to Wayne...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 7 comments
In an ambitious and somewhat desperate attempt to wipe off their debt, Manchester United have struck a stunning 40m deal with Liverpool, taking Scouser and former Everton star Wayne Rooney to Anfield.
Reports suggest that Manchester United’s...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 3 comments
In this week’s WagSnatch roundup, Beckham plays for his England and Hollywood future (what, you think Indiana Jones is just about the money?), Rooney is getting bald, Coleen does not want his name and Danielle Lloyd, famous for stripping in front...
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Written by Roberta Striga. 3 comments
In today’s WagSnatch Roundup – is the Cole soap opera FINALLY over, Goldenballs gets chummy on LA Galaxy tour, Posh in a deal for a new reality show, Goldenballs sister celebrates her birthday (without a cat fight this time), Danielle Lloyd...
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Written by Roberta Striga. 3 comments
In this week’s WagSnatch Roundup is Gazza finally on the mend, the Spurs boys are still celebrating, not one but two WAGs get into a catfight, Beckhams exposed and moving on up, Cheryl Cole goes back to her roots and the strangest pulling technique...
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Written by Roberta Striga. One comment
I won’t mention anything about what happened to Arsenal’s Eduardo over the weekend, since it’s been talked about plenty already, but I send my get well wishes towards him, and hope he’s back scoring goals (but not against Manchester...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 2 comments
So, where to start?
Do I lead in with Liverpool’s crushing defeat at home, or do I kickoff things with Manchester United’s demolition of Arsenal?
Written by Eddie Griffin. One comment
Since Manchester United’s unforgettable, treble-clinching Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich in 1999, Sir Alex Ferguson has added several more memories - and trophies - in a tenure at the club that has now surpassed the two-decade mark....
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 12 comments
In today’s WAGSnatch Roundup - times are changing for the England squad with a new WAG ban imposed, Ronaldo becomes the highest paid footballer in the Premier League, Chelsea’s Anelka is the latest footballer exposed for his cheating ways...
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Written by Roberta Striga. 4 comments
In this week’s WagSnatch roundup Ronaldo’s mum begs his son to come and play for Real Madrid, Wayne Rooney is voted the ugliest footballer (but that would not stop women from dating him), Gunners lose to Spurs and get into a tussle at the...
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Written by Roberta Striga. 6 comments
Wayne Rooney has just been elected the ugliest player in the world, at least according to 33% of the...
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Written by Marco Pantanella. 49 comments
“Soccer is a world made of numbers”. A phrase which would make any mathematician proud, with the eternal claim that you can find mathematics anywhere.
And where better to find numbers than Goal Totals: the International...
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Written by Marco Pantanella. 13 comments
Towards the end of 2006, certain pundits and magazines were proclaiming the birth of Sir Alex Ferguson’s third (for some, fourth) great team stemming from his 20-year tenure at Manchester United.
Written by Eugene Quinn. 28 comments
Anytime two of England’s biggest clubs face off, it makes for a must-see occasion.
But, today’s match at Anfield between north-west rivals Liverpool and Manchester United isn’t the only big ticket in England this weekend, as on Sunday,...
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Written by Eddie Griffin. 11 comments
