Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooneyis an English professional footballer who plays for and captains both Manchester United and the England national team. He has played much of his career as a forward, but he has also been used in various midfield roles...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth24 October 1985
CityCroxteth, England
determined few goals missing nice sitting stands win
I was really disappointed sitting in the stands (against Austria). It's not nice missing any game, that's why I'm determined to win and get a few goals on Wednesday.
chelsea drop hopefully winning
We've got to keep winning and, if we do that, hopefully Chelsea drop points.
bit catch chelsea close drop few kick points winning
Hopefully, we can kick on and keep winning games. Hopefully, Chelsea will drop a few points and we can get close to them or even catch them. And with a bit of luck, we could end up overtaking them.
awareness great honor improved player row team twice win
To win it twice in a row is a great honor for me. I think as the team has progressed, my awareness has improved and I'm a better player for it.
decides england flexible losing system team winning
Winning and losing is about more than the system. If the system is flexible as it is in the England team I don't think it is the system that decides the game.
football hate winning
I love playing football but I am like everyone else, I hate losing and love winning.
inspirational fear winning
When you are 16 there is no fear whatsoever. As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.
winning games important
I want to score in every game and win things. That's the most important thing.
chelsea knew result three
We knew the Chelsea result before the game, and we knew what we had to do and get the three points.
definitely good
We are still good enough. We have definitely got the quality.
break devastated fit injured moment obviously positive soon time
I don't know about the World Cup. Obviously I'm disappointed to get injured as I have done. I'm devastated to break my foot. At this moment in time it's horrible, really, but you have got to get on with it, be positive and try to get fit as soon as possible.
answer performance today
Look at my performance out there today and you can answer that yourself.
air difficult gamble knew lucky paid saw took
I saw it in the air and I knew it was going to be a difficult bounce. So I just took a gamble and I'm lucky enough it paid off.
anywhere brilliant near nobody remember saying
He was brilliant for Argentina. I remember at half-time everyone was saying that nobody could get anywhere near him. He was fantastic.