Rooney, Martinez lament death of legend Kendall
Wayne Rooney and Roberto Martinez both spoke highly of Howard Kendall after the Everton legend’s untimely death.
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Van Gaal expects Rooney to hit goal trail
Louis van Gaal expects Wayne Rooney to hit the goal trail after he ended his drought against Everton.
Mediawatch: What has he done for Portugal?
What’s Cristiano Ronaldo ever done at international level? Apart from all that…
Rooney to sit out Estonia dead-rubber
England skipper Wayne Rooney is set to miss England’s dead-rubber against Estonia on Friday through injury.
Premier League winners and losers
Arsenal top the winners, while LVG, Jose and Brendan form the podium in the losers section…
Mediawatch: Gunners beware! Of Rooney!
It’s Friday so it’s Paul Merson Day. And he is sure Arsenal will win because they ‘simply have to’.
Hodgson: No guarantee over Rooney’s place
England manager Roy Hodgson says there is “no guarantee” Wayne Rooney will be an automatic choice for Euro 2016. Rooney became England’s record goalscorer when he netted his 50th goal…
Mails: Can Man United afford to carry Rooney?
His decline is sad, but how much longer can Manchester United afford to keep carrying Wayne Rooney? Also, Anthony Martial and burnout, and an Arsenal fan wants #WengerIn… If you…
Mails: Some imaginary Wayne Rooney poems
An afternoon Mailbox which imagines some Wayne Rooney poems, says that James Morrison is nice in an allegedly way, and takes on the Grealish situation. For the last time, please… Anything…
Rooney still baffled by transfer request claim
Wayne Rooney claims he did not hand in a transfer request in 2013 but simply suggested to Sir Alex Ferguson that he should leave.
Premier League winners and losers
Tottenham top the winners with their young team and English central midfield. Lovely. There’s also space for Alexis Sanchez, Daniel Sturridge and Manchester United, while Manchester City and Kevin…
Rooney: Can I enjoy my football now?
Wayne Rooney says that “hopefully everyone will concentrate on me playing my football now” after proving everybody wrong with his knee against the Premier League’s bottom club Sunderland.
Big Weekend: Sanchez, Kane, Rodgers…
Can the real Harry Kane please stand up? Are you the goal machine from the latter end of last season or was that a streaky fluke? Plus, it’s time…
Mails: No room for Rooney in this team…
We have more mails on Diego Costa and fall-out from Liverpool, but it’s Manchester United who dominate. All hail the new king; let’s drop the old, slow one…
LVG has positive news on Shaw; Rooney set to start
Louis van Gaal says Luke Shaw sounds “very strong”, while Wayne Rooney “can start” for Manchester United against Southampton this weekend. Left back Shaw faces at least six months…
Fellaini set to deputise for injured Rooney
Wayne Rooney has emerged as a major doubt for Manchester United’s clash with Liverpool on Saturday, with Belgian midfielder (not striker) Marouane Fellaini set to deputise for the injury…
Messi: Rooney is ‘once in a generation’
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has heaped praise on Wayne Rooney, whom he labels as a “once in a generation” player. Messi was asked for his thoughts on Rooney after the…
Mails: Was Bobby Charlton really all that?
We have multiple staunch defences of Wayne Rooney’s England record, but largely through the medium of asking if Bobby Charlton’s record is that impressive. Plus Neymar, defending Romeo and…
Rooney wants to see record broken
Wayne Rooney has urged Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling or the goal-shy Ross Barkley to break his England goalscoring record.
Mails: Rooney’s record a mere inevitability…
That’s just what happens when someone quite good has a team built around them for so long. Thoughts on comfort, Romeo, wages, Premier League international XIs, John Terry and…
Rooney reaches 50 in England win
Wayne Rooney broke England’s goalscoring record by scoring a penalty in the 2-0 win over Switzerland at Wembley. Harry Kane scored the opener… Rooney had toiled throughout the Euro 2016…
Rooney: Sterling better off at Man City
England captain Wayne Rooney says that Raheem Sterling being at Manchester City rather than Liverpool is better for the national team. Sterling spent the early parts of the summer engineering…
Rooney regrets Las Vegas trip
Wayne Rooney has admitted it was a mistake to travel to Las Vegas before England’s Euro 2012 campaign and says he is not currently thinking about international retirement. The Manchester…
Moyes backs Rooney for midfield future
David Moyes believes Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney can prolong his career by eventually dropping back into a midfield role. Rooney drew level with Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time England mark…