Wayne Rooney answered his England critics who were questioning his commitment to the national team by posting a graphic image of his head injury on his Facebook site. The graphic looking gash across his forehead was caused by the boot of United team mate Phil Jones last Saturday in training prior to the 1-0 defeat against […]
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Injury blow for England as trio pick up injuries
Manchester United duo Wayne Rooney and Phil Jones will miss England’s crucial World Cup 2014 qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine along with Liverpool’s Glen Johnson. Rooney suffered a gashed head in training ahead of United’s game against Liverpool at Anfield today while team mate Jones came off with an ankle problem during the first half […]
Rooney upstaged by fellow Liverpudlian
ENGLAND 3, SCOTLAND 2 Wayne Rooney’s eagerly-awaited return to action provided the focus of attention as England renewed rivalries with Scotland in a feisty ‘friendly’ at Wembley. But it was another Liverpudlian who captured the headlines as Ricky Lambert marked his England debut by scoring the match-winning goal only three minutes following his introduction […]
Rooney named in England squad
Wayne Rooney has been named in the England squad to face Scotland in a friendly match at Wembley next Wednesday. The Manchester United forward has not played a single game during pre-season due to a succession of niggly injuries but may yet get some game time at Wembley as Roy Hodgson looks to try out […]
Pearce to leave England U21 role
Former Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce will leave his role as England U-21 coach after his contract expires at the end of June. FA Chairman David Bernstein paid tribute to the departing Pearce following a disappointing European Championships in Israel this summer. “Nobody can doubt his commitment to the job throughout his time as Under-21 […]