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Rooney sits out Champ league semi

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:11:57 +0000

Wayne Rooney, along with teamate Nemanja Vidic had to be left out of the squad to play Barcelona in the second leg of the champions league semi-final because they had not recovered from injuries they sustained against Chelsea on the weeked.

United, however still won the game with a single goal from a 25 yard Paul Scholes strike. Ferguson has now promised to play him in the final.

Rooney saves Utd

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:25:11 +0000

Wayne Rooney saved Utd’s title hopes this weekend at the Riverside. Utd eased ahead after 10 minutes with Ronaldo’s 37th goal of the season. Haphazard defending then caused utd to concede two Afonso Alves goals. It was the Brazillians first goals for the club and there couldn’t have been any better team to score them against.

Rooney made it 2-2 after 74 minutes from Park Ji-Sung’s cross and could have scored a winner, but for Schwarzer’s save.

Roon and Ron on form against Roma

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:45:55 +0000

Manchester United grabbed 2 crucial away goals against Roma in the first half quarter final tie against Roma tonight. Ronaldo and Rooney we on spectacular form.
Rooney and Ronaldo made it 2-0 against Roma to push Utd towards the Champ. League semi finals.

Rooney’s goal (66 mins) was not pretty, but it was the important second goal. Park’s header from Wes Brown’s cross was parried by the keeper and Rooney bundled in from inside the 6 yard box.

Ronaldo scored in the 39th minute from an amazing header. He covered a massive amount of ground to meet Paul Scholes’s cross and fire the ball into the back of the net. His momentum left him a little dazed, but he soon got back to his feet and had a host of near misses.

Roma played well and had a lot of the ball, but failed to convert any chances, with Van der Sar only having to make one save. United were a bit swamped after the break when Roma tried to come back from 1-0 down, but it didn’t last long and late on it could have ended up 5 or 6-0.

Rooney appears in Sentana Sports show

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:39:48 +0000

Wayne Rooney appeared on the puppet TV show “I’m On Setanta Sports” with The Special One and Sven-Goran Eriksson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS0VMVvysbk

Brace for Rooney in 4-0 win

admin — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:17:37 +0000

Rooney scored 2 goals in Utd’s 4-0 win over Aston Villa this weeked. It was a game that reflected the amazing team that Utd have at the moment. With Rooney and Ronaldo running the show again and leaving O’Neill speachless at the post-match interview. Rooney was named man of the match and likened Utd to Brazil.

“It’s brilliant. Growing up I used to love watching Brazil. The football we play in this team is similar to the way Brazil play. It’s an honour to be in this team.”

Rooney inspirational in 3-0 win

admin — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:22:20 +0000

Rooney was on top form in Utds 3-0 win over Liverpool. Although the goals aren’t flowing at the moment, he was easily man of the match, providing assists for both Wes Brown and Nani.

He appeared to be limping at the end of the game, but has been passed fit for England training.

Moyes wins in Rooney libel row

admin — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:01:48 +0000

The publishers of Wayne Rooney’s autobiography face libel bill that could be more than half a million pounds, following legal action brought by David Moyes. The Everton manager will receive up to £150,000 from the publisher HarperCollins over claims made by Rooney in “My Story So Far”.

The hardback edition of Rooney’s book claimed he had betrayed the striker’s confidence and that forced him out of Everton. Moyes issued a libel writ in April last year.

-You have to be careful what you say in football…

Utd 4 - Arsenal 0

admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:19:09 +0000

Wayne Rooney produced a dazzling display as Utd showed Arsenal just how good they can be.
Arsenal who sit above Manchester United in the premiership were left shocked as Rooney, Nani and Fletcher (with 2 goals), contributed to the win. Rooney was the star of the show and produced one of those magic displays which we always hope for.

Late Rooney and Ronaldo goals

admin — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:14:02 +0000

Rooney and Ronaldo both scored late on to end the Reading game 2-0. Rooney scored on 77 minutes from a Tevez cross and Ronaldo sealed it right before the final whistle.

Man Utd were not at their best and Reading threw everything at them in the first half. However Reading found it hard to keep up the pressure in the 2nd half.

United now head to Saudi Arabia for a five-day training camp.
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Goal taken from Rooney

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:50:02 +0000

The goal Wayne Rooney scored at Arsenal earlier in the season has been ruled as a William Gallas own-goal. Rooney’s sliding shot rebounded off Gallas into the Arsenal net.

Is it right to take a goal away from a player so long after the match?