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In September 2005, Rooney was
In June 2007, Rooney was given squad number 10, last worn by 
Rooney played in 
On 23 January 2010, Rooney scored all four goals in Manchester United's 4–0 win over Hull; three of the goals came in the last ten minutes of the match. This was the first time in his career that he registered four goals in a single match. On 27 January 2010, he continued his scoring run by heading the winner in the second minute of stoppage time against derby rivals
On 2 April, United came from two goals down as Rooney scored his first hat-trick of the season in a 4–2 away win over West Ham. This was his fifth hat-trick for Manchester United, whilst the second goal was his 100th in the Premier League for the club. He became the third Manchester United player to score 100 Premier League goals, joining
On 10 December, Rooney ended an 8-game goal drought with a brace against
BBC. Retrieved 13 May 2012 Despite starting the opening game of the 2012–13 season against Everton, Rooney was dropped to the bench for the second game against Fulham in favour of new signing
BBC Sport. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013. On 22 September, Rooney scored a free-kick at the 11th hour to grab a consolation goal in the 4–1 thrashing against their neighbour, Manchester City, in the Manchester derby. He scored a brace against Tottenham at White Hart Lane in a 2–2 draw on 1 December. He scored his 150th league goal for the club with a volley against Hull City on 26 December as United came back from 2–0 deficit to win the match 3–2; he also provided assists for the other two goals. On 21 February 2014, Rooney signed a contract extension with Manchester United, which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2019. Rooney provided one assist to Robin van Persie as Manchester United defeated
On 26 August 2015, Rooney ended an 878-minute scoreless streak by scoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 win (7–1 aggregate) over Belgian side Club Brugge in the second leg of their Champions League play-off. It was his first treble in European competition since his United debut against Fenerbahçe in 2004. He netted in a 3–0 win away to Everton on 17 October, putting him on 187 Premier League goals, joint second with 
On 7 August 2016, Rooney set up
After much speculation over the previous few months, it was confirmed on 9 July 2017 that Rooney would return to his boyhood club, Everton, on a two-year contract, after Manchester United allowed him to leave on a free transfer. Rooney was assigned the number 10 shirt for the 2017–18 campaign. He made his first official appearance on his return to the club in a 1–0 win over
On 14 July, in a 3–1 win against the
The Observer, 2 July 2006
Rooney was red-carded in the 62nd minute of the quarter-final for stamping on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho as both attempted to gain possession of the ball. Rooney seemed to be pulled back by Carvalho, and then trod on his opponent's groin as the Chelsea defender was on the floor trying to win the ball, an incident that occurred right in front of the Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo.Rooney's dismissal stuns England
BBC Sport, 1 July 2006 Portugal winger (and Rooney's Manchester United teammate) Cristiano Ronaldo protested his actions, and was in turn pushed by Rooney. Elizondo sent Rooney off, after which Ronaldo was seen winking at the Portugal bench. Rooney denied intentionally targeting Carvalho in a statement on 3 July, adding, Elizondo confirmed the next day that Rooney was dismissed solely for the infraction on Carvalho. Rooney was fined Swiss franc, CHF5,000 for the incident. Rooney top scored for England in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign with nine goals; one behind the UEFA section's overall top goalscorer, Theofanis Gekas of Greece national football team, Greece. On 14 November 2009, Rooney captained England for the first time in a pre-tournament friendly with Brazil national football team, Brazil. Rooney was given the England number 10 shirt by manager Fabio Capello ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. During the tournament, England drew 0–0 in their second group match against Algeria national football team, Algeria on 18 June, and the England players were booed off the pitch by their supporters; Rooney was at the centre of controversy when he criticised the England fans for booing the team after the match, and subsequently apologised for his actions. Rooney went scoreless throughout the tournament, and England were eliminated in the second round, following a 4–1 defeat to Germany national football team, Germany on 27 June.
The UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, Euro 2012 qualification campaign went well for England, as they qualified at the top of their group, winning five and drawing three games. Rooney scored three goals, one against Switzerland and two against Bulgaria national football team, Bulgaria. In the last qualifier against
after a 1–1 draw. On 27 June, he scored the opening goal against Iceland national football team, Iceland in the UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase#England vs Iceland, round of 16 from a penalty in the 4th minute. However England would eventually lose the match 2-1 which subsequently eliminated them from the tournament.
Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional
's ''football manager
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and former player
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, who is the manager of Major League Soccer
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club D.C. United
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in the United States. He spent much of his playing career as a forward
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while also being used in various midfield
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roles. Widely considered one of the best players of his generation, Rooney is the record goalscorer for both the England national team and Manchester United
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, as well as holding the record for the most appearances of any outfield player for the England national team.
Rooney joined the Everton youth team at the age of nine and made his professional debut for the club in 2002 at the age of 16. He spent two seasons at the Merseyside
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club before moving to Manchester United for £25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window
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, where he won 16 trophies and became the only English player, alongside teammate Michael Carrick
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, to win the Premier League
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, FA Cup
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, UEFA Champions League
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, League Cup
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, UEFA Europa League
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, and FIFA Club World Cup
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. He scored 253 goals for United in all competitions, making him the club's top goalscorer of all time; his 183 Premier League goals for United is the third-most scored by a player in that competition for any single club, behind only Harry Kane
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(currently 188 goals for Tottenham Hotspur
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) and Sergio Agüero
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(184 goals for Manchester City
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). Rooney's 208 Premier League goals make him that competition's second- top scorer of all time. He also has the third-highest number of assists in the Premier League, with 103.
Rooney made his senior international debut for England in February 2003, aged 17, and is England's youngest-ever goalscorer. He played at UEFA Euro 2004
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and scored four goals, briefly becoming the youngest goalscorer in the history of the European Championship. Rooney later featured at the 2006
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and 2014
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World Cups, and was widely regarded as his country's best player. He has won the England Player of the Year
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award four times, in 2008, 2009, 2014, and 2015. With 53 goals in 120 international caps
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, Rooney is England's second-most-capped player (behind Peter Shilton
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) and all-time record goalscorer.
Rooney won the PFA Players' Player of the Year
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and the FWA Footballer of the Year
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awards for the 2009–10 season, and he has won the Premier League Player of the Month
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award five times throughout his career. He came fifth in the vote for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or
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, and he was named in the FIFA FIFPro World XI for 2011. He won the Goal of the Season
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'' poll on three occasions, and his February 2011 bicycle kick
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against city rivals Manchester City won the Premier League 20 Seasons Awards Best Goal award. Rooney is set to receive the "Freedom of Derby" award for remaining loyal to Derby County and helping the club through financial difficulties and administration.
Early life
Wayne Mark Rooney was born in the Croxteth area ofLiverpool
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on 24 October 1985, the son of Jeanette Marie (née Morrey) and Thomas Wayne Rooney. He is of Irish descent through his father, and was brought up as a Roman Catholic
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with his younger brothers Graham and John
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. He and his brothers attended Our Lady and St Swithin's Primary School and De La Salle School. John also later became a footballer. Rooney grew up supporting Everton. He admired Brazilian striker Ronaldo
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, with Rooney stating that "as an out-and-out forward onaldowas probably the best".
Club career
Everton
Youth squads
Rooney began playing for Liverpool Schoolboys and scored 72 goals in one season, a record which stood until May 2010. At the age of nine, Rooney played for Copplehouse boys' club in the local Walton and Kirkdale junior league and scored 99 goals in his final season before being spotted by Everton scout Bob Pendleton. Rooney joined Everton at age nine, and was the Everton mascot for theMerseyside derby
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against Liverpool
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as an 11-year-old. In the 1995–96 season, he scored 114 goals in 29 games for Everton's under-10s and 11s, and by the age of 15, he was playing for the under-19s. He scored eight goals in eight games during Everton's run to the FA Youth Cup Final in 2002
FA Youth Cup Finals from 2000 to 2009.
2008–09: Arsenal vs Liverpool (4–1 and 2–1, 6–2 Aggregate)
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. This included one goal in the final defeat against Aston Villa
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and, upon scoring, he revealed a T-shirt that read, "Once a Blue, always a Blue." Rooney was included in Everton's first team squad for their training camp in Austria
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in the summer of 2002 and scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 friendly victory over SC Weiz
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on 15 July.
First team breakthrough
Rooney was an unused substitute in Everton's 1–0 away win overSouthampton
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on 20 April 2002. He made his senior debut on 17 August in a 2–2 home draw against Tottenham Hotspur
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, starting the match and assisting the first goal by Mark Pembridge
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. He became the second youngest first-team player in Everton history behind Joe Royle
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. In that match, he was booed by the Spurs fans who shouted "Who are ya?" whenever he touched the ball. His first senior goals came on 2 October when he scored twice in a 3–0 away win over Wrexham
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in the second round of the League Cup
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. These goals meant that Rooney was Everton's youngest-ever goalscorer at the time.
On 19 October, five days before his 17th birthday, Rooney scored a last-minute winning goal against Arsenal
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. The goal ended Arsenal's 30-match unbeaten run, and also made Rooney the youngest goalscorer in Premier League
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history, a record that has since been surpassed by James Milner
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and James Vaughan. He scored in a 1–0 away win over Leeds United
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15 days later.
In December, Rooney was named 2002's BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year
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. Six days after claiming the award he scored the winning goal against Blackburn Rovers
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in a 2–1 home win. His first career red card came on Boxing Day
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in a 1–1 away draw against Birmingham City
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for a late challenge on Steve Vickers. In January 2003, Rooney signed his first professional contract, which made him one of world football's highest-paid teenagers. Rooney's first goal of 2003 came on 23 March, netting Everton's only goal in a 2–1 loss at Arsenal. In April, he scored a goal in Everton's 2–1 home win over Newcastle United
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, before hitting a last-minute winner against Aston Villa
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in another 2–1 home win. He ended his debut season with eight goals in 37 appearances in all competitions for the Toffees.
Rooney scored his first goal of the 2003–04 season in a 2–2 away draw against Charlton Athletic
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on 26 August 2003. He did not find the net again until December when he scored in a 2–1 away win over Portsmouth
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, and a 3–2 home win over Leicester City
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. His final goal of 2003 came on his 50th league appearance, netting in a 1–0 home win over Birmingham City on 28 December. On 21 February 2004, Rooney scored two goals in a Premier League game for the first time in a 3–3 away draw against Southampton. He scored the sole goal in a 1–0 win over Portsmouth on 13 March, before scoring in a 1–1 away draw against Leicester City one week later. He scored his final goal of the season in a 1–1 away draw against Leeds United on 13 April.
Manchester United
2004–2007: Adapting to the Red Devils
In July, Everton offered Rooney a new five-year contract valued at £50,000 per week, the most lucrative ever offered by the club. Amidst increasing speculation linking Rooney with a transfer, Everton chairman Bill Kenwright admitted the club's financial situation meant a transfer would "revitalise" the club. Everton rejected a bid of £20 million from Newcastle, and Rooney submitted a transfer request on 27 August, with Moyes saying he would not leave unless the club got the right price for him. He ultimately signed forManchester United
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at the end of the month after an initial £20 million deal was reached, with an additional £7m in contingency payments, with Rooney signing a five-year contract. It was the highest fee ever paid for a player under 20 years old; Rooney was still only 18 when he left Everton. Sir Alex Ferguson
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, then manager of United, said that "There were plenty of eyebrows raised" when he persuaded the club's board of directors to sanction "a multi-million pound" move to try to sign Rooney from Everton. In an appearance on United's official podcast
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in 2020, Rooney revealed Everton had wanted him to sign for Chelsea
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to ensure a bigger transfer fee, while the mooted transfer to Newcastle would have seen a clause put in place for him to leave after a year to join United.
Rooney was given the number 8 shirt upon his arrival at Old Trafford
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. He made his United debut on 28 September in a 6–2 home win over Fenerbahçe in the UEFA Champions League
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, scoring a hat-trick and laying on an assist. These goals made Rooney the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the Champions League aged 18 years 335 days. His first season with Manchester United, however, ended without winning a trophy as they could only manage a third-place finish in the league, and failed to progress to the last eight of the Champions League. United had more success in the cup competitions, but were edged out of the League Cup in the semi-finals by a Chelsea
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side who also won the Premier League title that season. Rooney's second goal in the FA Cup
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against Middlesbrough
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on 29 January 2005, a volley hit with the outside of his right foot from the edge of the 18-yard box, was named BBC Goal of the Season
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. A goalless draw with Arsenal in the FA Cup final
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was followed by a penalty shoot-out defeat. Rooney was United's top league scorer that season with 11 goals, and was credited with the PFA Young Player of the Year
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award.
In September 2005, Rooney was sent off
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in a goalless Champions League match against Villarreal
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of Spain for sarcastically clapping the referee, who had booked him for an unintentional foul on an opponent. His first trophy with United came in the 2005–06 League Cup, and he was also named man of the match
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after scoring twice in the final
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as United won 4–0 against Wigan Athletic
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. His club finished the season as Premier League runners up, with their title hopes ended in late April when they lost 3–0 away to champions Chelsea. Rooney sustained a broken metatarsal
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in that game after a tackle from Paulo Ferreira
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. Rooney scored a total of 16 goals in 26 Premier League games in the 2005–06 season.
Rooney was sent off in the 2006 Amsterdam Tournament match against Porto
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on 4 August 2006 after hitting Porto defender Pepe
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with his elbow. He was punished with a three-match ban by the FA
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, following their receipt of a 23-page report from referee Ruud Bossen that explained his decision. Rooney threatened to withdraw the FA's permission to use his image if they did not revoke the ban, although the FA had no power to make such a decision.
During the first half of the 2006–07 season, Rooney endured a ten-game scoreless streak before scoring a hat-trick against Bolton Wanderers
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. He subsequently signed a two-year contract extension the following month that tied him to United until 2012. In April 2007, Rooney scored and provided an assist for Chris Eagles
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in a crucial 4–2 league win for Manchester United at his former club Everton, a game that also became notable for Rooney's response to fans that once cheered him.
In the same month, Rooney scored two goals in an 8–3 aggregate Champions League quarter-final win over Roma
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and two more in the same competition at the end of April, in a 3–2 semi-final first leg victory over AC Milan
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. Rooney collected his first Premier League title winner's medal at the end of the 2006–07 season. He scored 14 league goals that season.
2007–2010: The number 10 shirt
In June 2007, Rooney was given squad number 10, last worn by Ruud van Nistelrooy
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. Rooney reasoned that he always loved that number. He fractured his left metatarsal in United's opening-day goalless draw against Reading
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on 12 August, the same injury he had suffered to his right foot in 2004. After being sidelined for six weeks, he returned and scored in United's 1–0 Champions League group stage win over Roma on 2 October. Rooney was again injured on 9 November, hurting his ankle during a training session and missing an additional two weeks. His next match after injury was against Fulham
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on 3 December, in which he played 70 minutes. Rooney missed ten games and finished the 2007–08 season with 18 goals (12 of them in the league), as United clinched the Premier League. In the Champions League's first-ever all-English final, United defeated league rivals Chelsea to win another trophy.
Rooney played in 2008 UEFA Super Cup
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where United lost to Zenit Saint Petersburg
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and was unable to make an impact. On 4 October 2008, in an away win over Blackburn, Rooney became the youngest player to make 200 Premier League appearances. On 18 December, Rooney scored twice in the 5–3 semi-final victory over Japanese club Gamba Osaka
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in the FIFA Club World Cup
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, and, after scoring the winning goal as United beat LDU Quito
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1–0 in the final
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in Yokohama
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, was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player in the tournament. On 14 January after scoring 54 seconds into the 1–0 win over Wigan, Rooney limped off with a hamstring injury in the eighth minute. On 25 April 2009, Rooney scored his final league goals of the season against Tottenham; United scored five goals in the second half to come from 2–0 down to win 5–2; Rooney scored two goals, set up two and provided the assist that led to the penalty for United's first goal. On 27 May, Rooney played against Barcelona
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in the 2009 Champions League Final in Rome, with United losing 2–0. Rooney ended the season with 20 goals in all competitions. Once again, he managed 12 goals in the league.
Rooney scored in the 90th minute of the season-opening 2009 Community Shield, although United lost the game to Chelsea on penalties. He then scored the only goal of the first league game of the 2009–10 season against Birmingham City, taking his overall United tally to 99. On 22 August, he became the 20th Manchester United player to score 100 goals for the club, when he found the net twice in a 5–0 away win at Wigan. On 29 August, United played Arsenal at Old Trafford. Rooney scored a goal from the penalty spot to level the game after Andrey Arshavin
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had put the Gunners ahead. The game finished 2–1 to Manchester United after Abou Diaby
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scored an own goal. On 28 November 2009, Rooney scored his first hat-trick for three years in a 4–1 away victory against Portsmouth, with two of the goals being penalties. On 27 December 2009, he was awarded Man of the Match
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against Hull City
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. He was involved in all the goals scored in the game, hitting the opener and then giving away the ball for Hull's equalising penalty. He then forced Andy Dawson
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into conceding an own goal and then set up Dimitar Berbatov
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for United's third goal which gave them a 3–1 victory. On 30 December 2009, Rooney scored another goal as United beat Wigan 5–0 in their final game of the decade.
On 23 January 2010, Rooney scored all four goals in Manchester United's 4–0 win over Hull; three of the goals came in the last ten minutes of the match. This was the first time in his career that he registered four goals in a single match. On 27 January 2010, he continued his scoring run by heading the winner in the second minute of stoppage time against derby rivals Manchester City
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. This gave United a 4–3 aggregate win, taking them into the final
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; it was his first League Cup goal since netting two in the 2006 final. On 31 January 2010, Rooney scored his 100th Premier League goal in a 3–1 win over Arsenal for the first time in the league at Emirates Stadium, notably his first Premier League goal also came against Arsenal. On 16 February 2010, Rooney hit his first European
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goals of the season, scoring two headers in the 3–2 away win against Milan in Manchester United's first ever win against them at the San Siro
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. On 28 February 2010, he scored another header against Aston Villa (his fifth consecutive headed goal) which resulted in Manchester United winning the League Cup final 2–1. In the second leg of United's European tie against Milan, Rooney scored a brace in a resounding 4–0 home victory, taking his tally of goals that season to 30. He then added two more to his tally five days later at Old Trafford, in a 3–0 league win over Fulham.
On 30 March, during United's Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat against Bayern Munich
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at the Allianz Arena
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, Rooney crumpled when he twisted his ankle in the last minute, hobbling off while Bayern were producing the buildup that led to their second goal. There were fears that he had received serious ligament damage or even a broken ankle, but it was announced that the injury was only slight ligament damage, and that he would be out for two to three weeks, missing United's crunch match with Chelsea and the return leg against Bayern the following week. The team list for second leg yielded a massive surprise when Rooney was given a starting place in the United line-up. Despite a 3–0 lead by the 41st minute, Bayern snatched a goal back and United were later forced down to 10 men after Rafael
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was sent-off. Bayern won the match after netting a second away-goal and Rooney was substituted after re-damaging his ankle. On 25 April, Rooney was named the 2010 PFA Players' Player of the Year
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.
2010–2011: Ambition dispute
On 28 August 2010, Rooney scored his first goal of the season as he netted a penalty in a 3–0 home win overWest Ham United
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. In October, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson stated at a press conference that Rooney wanted to quit the club. This came after a period of dispute as to the extent of Rooney's ankle injury, where Rooney had refuted Ferguson's claim that the injury was the reason Rooney had been dropped to the bench. Rooney and his representatives released a statement regarding his decision to leave the club, insisting it was not down to money but ambition. Following this statement, Rooney made a dramatic U-turn and agreed a new five-year contract at Manchester United until June 2015.
Rooney made his return to the first team as a substitute against Wigan on 20 November. Four days later, he returned to the starting line-up and scored a penalty in a 1–0 away win over Rangers in the Champions League. He missed a penalty in a 1–0 home win over Arsenal on 13 December. His first goal of the season from open play came on 1 January 2011 in a 2–1 away win over West Bromwich Albion
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. On 1 February, Rooney scored twice and provided an assist for Nemanja Vidić
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in a 3–1 home win over Aston Villa. On 12 February, Rooney scored an overhead bicycle kick
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in the 78th minute of the Manchester derby, which proved to be the winning goal in a 2–1 win over Manchester City. After the match, Rooney said it was the best goal of his career, before Sir Alex Ferguson described the strike as the best goal he had ever witnessed at Old Trafford. The acrobatic strike from 10 yards out would win Rooney his third BBC Goal of the Season
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award, and it was shortlisted
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for the FIFA Puskás Award
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for Goal of the Year (ultimately won by Neymar
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). Two weeks later, he scored the third goal in a 4–0 away win over Wigan, before opening the scoring in a 2–1 away loss to Chelsea on 1 March. Rooney scored the second goal in a 2–0 home win over Arsenal in an FA Cup tie on 12 March.
On 2 April, United came from two goals down as Rooney scored his first hat-trick of the season in a 4–2 away win over West Ham. This was his fifth hat-trick for Manchester United, whilst the second goal was his 100th in the Premier League for the club. He became the third Manchester United player to score 100 Premier League goals, joining Ryan Giggs
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and Paul Scholes
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. During Rooney's celebrations following his third goal, he swore into a pitchside camera and was subsequently charged by the FA for using offensive language. Rooney accepted the charge, but not the automatic two-match ban which was handed to him. He appealed against the length of the suspension, calling it "excessive", but failed to overturn the ban, which ruled him out of the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City on 16 April. The following game on 6 April saw Rooney score in a 1–0 away win against Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. He followed this goal up with another strike in the semi-final first leg against German side Schalke 04
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on 26 April, scoring the second of a 2–0 away win. This was the first time Rooney had returned to the Veltins-Arena
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in Gelsenkirchen
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since his sending off during the 2006 FIFA World Cup
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against Portugal
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.
On 14 May 2011, Rooney scored a penalty for United to equalise in a 1–1 draw against Blackburn at Ewood Park
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in the penultimate game of the Premier League season – enough to secure a record 19th top division title for United, and giving Rooney his fourth Premier League title winner's medal.
2011–2013: Divisional success
Rooney started the season with a goal in the first league game atThe Hawthorns
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against West Bromwich Albion. Rooney played a one-two with Ashley Young
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before a sharp turn and finish from outside the box which found the bottom corner of the goal. He also scored in the second game of the season, at home to Tottenham Hotspur, when he headed in a Ryan Giggs cross. In late August, Rooney scored his 150th goal for United, the first of a hat-trick
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, helping to beat Arsenal 8–2. Rooney won man of the match, scoring two free kicks, a penalty, and also contributing an assist for Nani. On 10 September, Rooney scored another hat-trick in a 5–0 away win over Bolton Wanderers on 10 September, becoming only the fourth player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick in consecutive games. These goals brought him level with Bobby Charlton
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on seven United hat-tricks, joint fourth on the all-time list behind Denis Law
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, Jack Rowley
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and Dennis Viollet
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. After the fallout from his red card against Montenegro
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on international duty, Rooney was left out of the starting line-up against Liverpool on 15 October 2011. He returned to action on 18 October 2011, where he scored two goals in the Champions League group stage match against Oțelul Galați and surpassed his former teammate Paul Scholes as the highest-scoring Englishman in Champions League history.
On 10 December, Rooney ended an 8-game goal drought with a brace against Wolverhampton Wanderers
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in a 4–1 win at Old Trafford. On 18 December, Rooney continued his goalscoring form, heading home the opening goal against Queens Park Rangers
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at Loftus Road
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; it was Manchester United's quickest of the season so far, as Rooney turned home Antonio Valencia
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's cross after just 52 seconds. On 21 December, Rooney scored his 130th Premier League goal in his 300th Premier League appearance against Fulham at Craven Cottage
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with a long-range effort that crashed in off the inside of the post in a 5–0 win.
On 8 January, Rooney scored two goals in the 3–2 win over Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium in the FA Cup
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third round. With these goals, Rooney passed Mark Hughes
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in United's all-time top goalscorers table, moving up to seventh place overall with 164 goals. On 14 January, Rooney made a big contribution to his team in a 3–0 home win against Bolton. Although he missed a penalty, he did create two goals by assisting Paul Scholes for the first goal and Danny Welbeck
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for the second. On 5 February, Rooney scored twice from the penalty spot as United came back from a 3–0 deficit to draw 3–3 in a Premier League clash against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. On 11 February 2012, Rooney marked his 500th senior career game by scoring two goals as Manchester United beat rivals Liverpool 2–1 at Old Trafford. This was also his 350th game for United in all competitions. On 4 March, Rooney scored the first goal in a 3–1 away win against Tottenham at White Hart Lane
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and passed Joe Spence in Manchester United's all-time top goalscorers table, moving up to sixth place overall with 169 goals. He scored another brace in his next game, against Atletico Bilbao
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in the UEFA Europa League
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. On 11 March, Rooney scored the two goals that brought United the victory against West Brom in a 2–0 home win. On 15 March, Rooney scored in the second leg of the Europa League tie against Athletic Bilbao in Bilbao
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despite United losing 2–1 on the night and 5–3 on aggregate. In the final day of the season, Rooney put United ahead against Sunderland. Their rivals for the Premier League title, Manchester City, were losing 2–1 in their game going into injury time, so Rooney's winner looked like it would seal the title. However, Manchester City scored twice in injury time, the clincher a 94th-minute winner from Sergio Agüero
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, to take the trophy."Man City snatch dramatic Premier League title win"BBC. Retrieved 13 May 2012 Despite starting the opening game of the 2012–13 season against Everton, Rooney was dropped to the bench for the second game against Fulham in favour of new signing
Robin van Persie
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. After coming on for Shinji Kagawa
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in the 68th minute, Rooney suffered a severe gash to his right leg caused by Fulham's Hugo Rodallega
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that kept him out for four weeks. He made his comeback on 29 September in a 3–2 loss against Tottenham. Rooney scored his first goals of the season in a 4–2 league win at home to Stoke City
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on 20 October, where he reached his 200th club goal. On 7 November, he scored his first Champions League goal of the season, scoring a penalty in a 3–1 win against Braga
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. He scored twice and provided an assist in a 4–3 win against Reading
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on 1 December. He scored a brace in the Manchester derby at the City of Manchester Stadium on 9 December 2012 which United won 3–2. On 16 January, he scored a goal against West Ham in the FA Cup
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. A fortnight later, he scored twice in a 2–1 win against Southampton. He continued to score goals in FA Cup consecutive matches against Fulham and Chelsea. On 12 May, Sir Alex Ferguson announced, after United's 2–1 win against Swansea City, that Rooney had handed in his transfer request, a match in which Rooney also requested not to play.
2013–2015: Post-Fergie years
On 5 July 2013, new United managerDavid Moyes
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announced that Rooney was not for sale, after speculation that Chelsea, Arsenal, Real Madrid
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and Paris Saint-Germain
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were among the clubs looking to sign him. On 17 July 2013, Chelsea confirmed that they had made a bid for Rooney the previous day, thought to be in the region of £20 million, however it had been rejected by Manchester United. He suffered a head gash in training on 31 August after a collision with Phil Jones which kept him out of the match against Liverpool. He scored his first goal of the season
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with a free-kick in a 2–0 win against Crystal Palace
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. On 17 September, Rooney scored twice in a 4–2 win against Bayer Leverkusen
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in the Champions League, marking his 200th goal for United in the process."Man Utd v Bayer Leverkusen"BBC Sport. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013. On 22 September, Rooney scored a free-kick at the 11th hour to grab a consolation goal in the 4–1 thrashing against their neighbour, Manchester City, in the Manchester derby. He scored a brace against Tottenham at White Hart Lane in a 2–2 draw on 1 December. He scored his 150th league goal for the club with a volley against Hull City on 26 December as United came back from 2–0 deficit to win the match 3–2; he also provided assists for the other two goals. On 21 February 2014, Rooney signed a contract extension with Manchester United, which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2019. Rooney provided one assist to Robin van Persie as Manchester United defeated
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in the second leg of Champions League round of 16 tie. On 22 March 2014, Rooney scored two goals for United at West Ham, moving him to third place on the club's all-time scoring list with 212 career goals. Rooney ended the season as both the top scorer and assist for Manchester United in the league with 17 goals and 10 assists. He also had the most assists in the 2013–14 Champions League with eight, beating second-placed Ángel Di María
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who had six.
After the departure of Nemanja Vidić from Manchester United in July 2014, Rooney was named club captain by new manager Louis van Gaal
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ahead of the 2014–15 season. On the opening day of the Premier League season on 16 August, Rooney scored a bicycle kick to equalise against Swansea, although United eventually lost 1–2. On 27 September 2014, Rooney became the third highest Premier League goalscorer, moving ahead of Thierry Henry
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with 176 goals after he netted a goal in a 2–1 victory against West Ham. In the same match, he was sent off for a foul on Stewart Downing
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and received a three-game suspension. On 22 November 2014, Rooney scored for United in a 2–1 win against rivals
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Arsenal, their first away win of the season. He continued to score in the following match, in a 3–0 win over Hull City. On 14 December, he scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over rivals
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Liverpool. On 26 December, Rooney scored two goals against Newcastle United, a match which his side won 3–1 – United's 50th successive Boxing Day match. For his performances, Rooney was voted as United's Player of the Month for December. During the season, Rooney was often deployed as a midfielder by Van Gaal.
On 16 February 2015, in an FA Cup
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match against Preston North End, Rooney was the subject of criticism for having dived to get a penalty
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; United would go on to win the match 3–1. Replay seemed to have shown that Rooney had not come in contact with the goalkeeper. England manager Roy Hodgson, however, defended Rooney, saying that he was forced to take evasive action. Rooney later apologised for his behaviour, saying, "that was my chance to get a penalty. I had to use that." The penalty was also Rooney's first goal in 2015, ending a goalless run. On 28 February 2015, he scored a brace in a 2–0 victory over Sunderland, thus becoming the first player to score more than 10 goals in 11 successive seasons. On 15 March, Rooney scored the third goal in a 3–0 win over Tottenham. Rooney was Manchester United's top goalscorer for the 2014–15 campaign, but his tally of 14 was the lowest by a leading scorer since 1982
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. United's goal total of 62 was also its second-worst in the Premier League era.
2015–2017: Final years and exit
On 26 August 2015, Rooney ended an 878-minute scoreless streak by scoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 win (7–1 aggregate) over Belgian side Club Brugge in the second leg of their Champions League play-off. It was his first treble in European competition since his United debut against Fenerbahçe in 2004. He netted in a 3–0 win away to Everton on 17 October, putting him on 187 Premier League goals, joint second with Andy Cole
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and behind only Alan Shearer
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. After an injury-related absence, Rooney returned to the starting line-up on 19 December, making his 500th Manchester United appearance in a 2–1 home loss to Norwich City
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.
On 2 January 2016, Rooney scored in a 2–1 win over Swansea to move ahead of Cole as the Premier League's second top scorer of all time, and with 238 he surpassed Denis Law in United's top scorers of all time, behind only Bobby Charlton's 249. Fifteen days later, he scored the only goal in a win against Liverpool
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at Anfield
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, his 176th league goal for United, taking Thierry Henry
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's record for most goals for one club in the Premier League. After being ruled out since 13 February due to a knee injury, Rooney returned to the starting line-up in a 1–0 home win over Aston Villa on 16 April. On 21 May, Rooney captained Manchester United in the 2016 FA Cup Final against Crystal Palace. He played the full 120 minutes in central midfield, winning the competition for the first time in his career after a 2–1 extra time
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victory at Wembley Stadium
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.
On 7 August 2016, Rooney set up Jesse Lingard
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's opening goal in Manchester United's 2–1 victory over Leicester City in the 2016 FA Community Shield, lifting his second title as the club's captain. On 6 November 2016, Rooney became only the third player ever to achieve 100 Premier League assists, setting up both of Zlatan Ibrahimović
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's goals in a 3–1 away win against Swansea City. On 24 November, Rooney overtook Ruud van Nistelrooy
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to become Manchester United's all-time leading scorer in European competitions with 39 goals, opening the scoring in a 4–0 home win over Feyenoord
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in the Europa League
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.
On 7 January 2017, Rooney scored against Reading in the third round of the FA Cup
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to equal Bobby Charlton as Manchester United's top goalscorer of all time. Rooney's goal was his 249th in 543 games for Manchester United, reaching the landmark in 215 matches and four seasons quicker than Charlton. On 21 January 2017, Rooney finally surpassed Charlton to become the outright leading scorer for Manchester United after scoring his 250th goal for the club and the equaliser from a free kick against Stoke City at the Bet365 Stadium
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in the game's final minutes to secure a 1–1 draw. On 29 January, prior to playing his part in the 4–0 triumph in the FA Cup
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fourth round against Wigan Athletic, Rooney was presented with a commemorative Golden Boot to acknowledge him becoming the club's all-time leading goal scorer. It was presented by Charlton whose record Rooney broke. On 14 May 2017, in a 2–1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on the last day of the Premier League season, Rooney had the distinction of scoring the final goal at Spurs' White Hart Lane
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stadium. In his last game for Manchester United, Rooney came on as a substitute as United beat Ajax 2–0 to win the UEFA Europa League
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. He finished his Manchester United career as the all-time top scorer for the club with 253 goals, winning five Premier League titles and each of the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup.
Later career
2017–2018: Brief return to Everton
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in the UEFA Europa League
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third qualifying round first leg on 27 July. He scored on his second Everton league debut on 12 August, when his club beat Stoke City 1–0 at Goodison Park. Nine days later, Rooney scored his 200th Premier League goal in a 1–1 away draw against Manchester City, becoming the second player to reach this landmark, Alan Shearer being the first. On 29 November, Rooney scored his first hat-trick for Everton in 4–0 win over West Ham; his third goal was a strike from inside his own side's half of the field – over 60 yards from goal – scoring as goalkeeper Joe Hart
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left the penalty area to clear the ball.
In a 3–1 win against Swansea City on 18 December, Rooney scored a penalty and provided the assist for Gylfi Sigurðsson's goal, which put him ahead of Frank Lampard
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as the player with the third-highest amounts of assists in the Premier League, with 103. He appeared on Sky Sports
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' ''Monday Night Football
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'' as a pundit
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in February 2018, garnering praise from ''The Guardian
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'' writer Sachin Nakrani for being "articulate, intelligent, insightful and honest". On the show he named Anfield
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, home of Manchester United's rivals Liverpool
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, as his hardest test, with Rooney stating "I never enjoyed playing there".
2018–2020: Relocation to MLS
On 28 June 2018, Rooney signed a three-and-a-half-year deal withD.C. United
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of Major League Soccer
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, and was given the number 9 jersey. He officially completed his move to the Washington-based team when the US mid-season transfer window opened on 10 July.
On 14 July, in a 3–1 win against the Vancouver Whitecaps
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, Rooney made his debut for United, coming on for Darren Mattocks
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in the 59th minute, and provided an assist for Paul Arriola
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. Rooney's debut came on the unveiling of Audi Field
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, D.C. United's new home stadium. Rooney was named captain after three games by manager Ben Olsen
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, with the consent of former captain Steve Birnbaum
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. His first goal for the club came on 28 July in his first game with the armband, slotting past his former Manchester United teammate, goalkeeper Tim Howard, securing a 2–1 win over the Colorado Rapids
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at Audi Field
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; he left the game with a broken nose after a clash of heads with Axel Sjöberg
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After putting in positive performances for D.C. United, including a last-ditch tackle and pass for the game-winning goal against Orlando on 12 August, and helping them to a play-off spot, he was named 'MLS Player of the Month' for the month of October 2018. His team made the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs but were knocked out at home to the Columbus Crew SC
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in the first round, in which his attempt in the penalty shootout was saved by Zack Steffen. At the end of the 2018 MLS campaign, he was named as D.C. United's MVP and golden boot winner, having scored 12 goals in 21 matches.
On 16 March 2019, Rooney notched his first hat-trick for D.C. United in a 5–0 home win over Real Salt Lake, also contributing an assist, and later in the season he scored his 300th career goal at club level in a 2–1 away defeat to Houston Dynamo. On 27 June, Rooney scored from inside his own half for the third time in his career with a match-winning strike from 10 yards behind the halfway line to lob Orlando City SC, Orlando City goalkeeper Brian Rowe. He played his final match for the club on 19 October, in a 5–1 away defeat to Toronto FC, in the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs#Eastern Conference, first round of the playoffs. He ended his time in the MLS with 23 goals and 15 assists in 48 regular-season appearances.
He had a total of 25 goals in 52 appearances (all competitions) for D.C. United.
2020–2021: Player-manager role at Derby County and retirement
On 6 August 2019, with two years left on his contract with D.C. United, Rooney agreed a deal to return to England as a player-coach with EFL Championship side Derby County F.C., Derby County in January 2020. Rooney was instantly named Captain (association football), captain and his debut came on 2 January as he started and assisted the first goal in a 2–1 win against Barnsley F.C., Barnsley. Rooney scored six goals in twenty four appearances, including the deciding goals in a 2–1 victory againstReading
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and a 1–0 win at Preston North End, as Derby finished the 2019–20 Derby County F.C. season, season in 10th.
Rooney's first goal of the 2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, 2020–21 season came in the fourth match as his 87th-minute free kick proved the difference in 1–0 win away to Norwich City
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. It was Derby's first win of the season and took the club out of the bottom three after opening the campaign with three successive defeats. Results did not improve however, with manager Phillip Cocu leaving by mutual consent after a 1–0 home defeat to Queens Park Rangers
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. Rooney in particular came under criticism for his performances in the opening stages of the season. It was announced on 26 November that Rooney, who had replaced Cocu as part of a four-man interim management team, would take sole control of the side for the upcoming match against Wycombe Wanderers F.C., Wycombe Wanderers and had removed himself from the playing squad, admitting that it was "possible" he had played his final game. On 15 January 2021, he retired from playing after being appointed permanent manager of Derby.
International career
Early international career and Euro 2004
Rooney was eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland, through his Irish paternal grandparents. In 2015, he confirmed that he had rejected an approach from Ireland at the age of 16, describing himself as "English through and through". Rooney became the youngest player to play for England national football team, England when he earned his first cap in a friendly defeat against Australia national soccer team, Australia at the Boleyn Ground on 12 February 2003 at 17 years and 111 days, coming on at half-time as manager Sven-Göran Eriksson fielded a different team in each half. On 6 September of that year, aged 17 years and 317 days, he became the youngest player to score for England, equalising in a 2–1 away victory over Macedonia national football team, Macedonia in a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying match. His first tournament action was atUEFA Euro 2004
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, in which he became the youngest scorer in competition history on 17 June 2004, when he scored twice in England's second group match against Switzerland national football team, Switzerland, which ended in a 3–0 victory; however, this record was topped by Swiss midfielder Johan Vonlanthen four days later. Rooney added two more goals in the competition in England's final group match on 21 June, a 4–2 win over Croatia national football team, Croatia, but subsequently suffered an injury in the quarter-final match against hosts Portugal
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on 24 June, and England were eliminated on penalties. After scoring four goals in four matches, Rooney was named in UEFA Euro 2004#Awards, UEFA's Team of the Tournament.
2006 and 2010 World Cups
Following a foot injury in an April 2006 Premier League match, Rooney faced a race to fitness for the2006 FIFA World Cup
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. England attempted to hasten his recovery with the use of an oxygen tent, which allowed Rooney to enter a group match against Trinidad and Tobago national football team, Trinidad and Tobago and start the next match against Sweden national football team, Sweden. However, he never got back into game shape and went scoreless as England bowed out in the quarter-finals, again on penalty kicks.England pay penalty for Rooney's redThe Observer, 2 July 2006
Rooney was red-carded in the 62nd minute of the quarter-final for stamping on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho as both attempted to gain possession of the ball. Rooney seemed to be pulled back by Carvalho, and then trod on his opponent's groin as the Chelsea defender was on the floor trying to win the ball, an incident that occurred right in front of the Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo.Rooney's dismissal stuns EnglandBBC Sport, 1 July 2006 Portugal winger (and Rooney's Manchester United teammate) Cristiano Ronaldo protested his actions, and was in turn pushed by Rooney. Elizondo sent Rooney off, after which Ronaldo was seen winking at the Portugal bench. Rooney denied intentionally targeting Carvalho in a statement on 3 July, adding, Elizondo confirmed the next day that Rooney was dismissed solely for the infraction on Carvalho. Rooney was fined Swiss franc, CHF5,000 for the incident. Rooney top scored for England in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign with nine goals; one behind the UEFA section's overall top goalscorer, Theofanis Gekas of Greece national football team, Greece. On 14 November 2009, Rooney captained England for the first time in a pre-tournament friendly with Brazil national football team, Brazil. Rooney was given the England number 10 shirt by manager Fabio Capello ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. During the tournament, England drew 0–0 in their second group match against Algeria national football team, Algeria on 18 June, and the England players were booed off the pitch by their supporters; Rooney was at the centre of controversy when he criticised the England fans for booing the team after the match, and subsequently apologised for his actions. Rooney went scoreless throughout the tournament, and England were eliminated in the second round, following a 4–1 defeat to Germany national football team, Germany on 27 June.
Euro 2012
The UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, Euro 2012 qualification campaign went well for England, as they qualified at the top of their group, winning five and drawing three games. Rooney scored three goals, one against Switzerland and two against Bulgaria national football team, Bulgaria. In the last qualifier against Montenegro
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(2–2), Rooney was sent off for a tackle on Miodrag Džudović in the 74th minute. It was anticipated that Rooney would miss at least one match in the opening round of the first phase at UEFA Euro 2012. After the game, Rooney sent a personal letter to UEFA in which he apologised and expressed regret for the tackle on Džudović which earned him the red card.
Despite the letter, UEFA punished Rooney with a three-game ban, meaning that he could not play in any of the UEFA Euro 2012#Group D, group stage matches. After UEFA's announcement, Džudović stated that he believed the sentence for Rooney was too severe and that he would defend him if needed. He later asked the UEFA to pardon Rooney. The FA then decided they would appeal to UEFA against the ban. On 8 December 2011, after the FA had appealed the ban, UEFA reduced the sentence to two matches. This meant that Rooney missed the matches against France national football team, France and Sweden. He was able to play in the final match of the group stage against Ukraine national football team, Ukraine on 19 June 2012, scoring the only goal of the game, allowing England to progress to the quarter-finals. England were eventually knocked out in the quarter-finals against Italy national football team, Italy, who, after a scoreless 120 minutes, won 4–2 on penalties, although Rooney was able to net his spot-kick. After another international tournament in which the English media criticised Rooney's performances, Fabio Capello claimed Rooney "only plays well in Manchester."
2014 World Cup
On 12 October 2012, Rooney became England's 5th highest goalscorer of all time after scoring his 30th and 31st international goals in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), 2014 World Cup qualifier against San Marino national football team, San Marino. Rooney captained England for the first time in a competitive match in the same game. On 6 February 2013, Rooney scored in a 2–1 win against five-time world champions Brazil at Wembley in a friendly. In March, he scored goals against San Marino and Montenegro in World Cup qualifying, before scoring against Brazil again in a 2–2 draw on 2 June, in the official re-opening of the refurbished Maracanã Stadium. On 11 October 2013, Rooney became England's all-time top goalscorer in competitive internationals when he scored his 27th competitive goal in a 4–1 World Cup qualifier against Montenegro. Rooney ended the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, 2014 World Cup qualification campaign as England's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Goalscorers, top scorer with seven goals. At the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Rooney started in England's first group match against Italy, setting up Daniel Sturridge's temporary equaliser, in a 2–1 loss. In England's second 2014 World Cup group match against Uruguay national football team, Uruguay at the Arena Corinthians, Rooney scored his first ever goal at a FIFA World Cup, World Cup finals with a 75th-minute equaliser in a 2–1 loss. England drew their final group match 0–0 against Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica, and were eliminated from the World Cup, finishing last in their group; despite playing a part in both of England's goals, Rooney was criticised by English pundits for his performance in the tournament.Euro 2016
Following Steven Gerrard's international retirement after the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Roy Hodgson named Rooney as England's new captain. On 3 September 2014, in the first match of his captaincy, Rooney scored a penalty against Norway national football team, Norway to give England a 1–0 friendly win. Later on, he showed his leadership qualities by calling player-only meetings in September 2014 to reflect on the players' performance and discuss how they could do better as a team. Rooney said, On 15 November 2014, Rooney won his 100th England cap against Slovenia national football team, Slovenia in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, Euro 2016 qualifying match, scoring a penalty to equalise in a 3–1 win. In another qualifier away to the same opponents on 14 June 2015, Rooney scored the winner with four minutes remaining for a 3–2 victory, his 48th international goal putting him joint second in England's list alongside Gary Lineker, and one behind Bobby Charlton. In his 106th England appearance, he equalled Charlton's record of 49 goals (also in 106 matches) on 5 September 2015 by scoring a penalty against San Marino. On 8 September 2015, Rooney broke Charlton's England goalscoring record, netting his 50th international goal from a penalty in a Euro 2016 qualifying match against Switzerland, at Wembley, in his 107th appearance for England, also equalling Ashley Cole as his country's fifth-highest capped player; this was also his 300th professional career goal. In England's opening match of UEFA Euro 2016 against Russia national football team, Russia at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille on 11 June, Rooney was selected to start in central midfield and was named man of the match by theBBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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On 4 September 2016, Rooney earned his 116th appearance for England in 1–0 away win over Slovakia national football team, Slovakia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the nation's England national football team#Most capped players, most-capped outfield player of all time, and England's second highest appearance maker behindPeter Shilton
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. A few days earlier, he had confirmed that he would retire from international football after the finals in Russia. In March 2017, Rooney had been left out of the England squad by England boss Gareth Southgate. Following Rooney's return to Everton in July, which saw him put on a string of impressive performances, Southgate wanted to recall Rooney back to the England squad for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. However, Rooney announced his early retirement from international football with immediate effect on 23 August 2017, snubbing Southgate's recall.
On 4 November 2018, it was confirmed that Rooney would come out of international retirement to play one final match for the England national football team against the United States men's national soccer team, United States at Wembley Stadium on 15 November. This was in order to promote The Wayne Rooney Foundation, a newly formed charity; consequently, the match was called the "Wayne Rooney Foundation International". He came on in the 58th minute of England's eventual 3–0 home win, ending his international career with 120 appearances.
Managerial career
In August 2020, Rooney was announced as the manager for the England team at Soccer Aid 2020, assisted by Sam Allardyce and goalkeeper coach David Seaman.Derby County
After a poor start to the 2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, 2020–21 season saw Derby County F.C., Derby bottom of the table – their lowest position for 12 years – Derby boss Phillip Cocu was sacked, and Rooney was appointed as part of a four-man interim coaching staff alongside Liam Rosenior, Shay Given and Justin Walker (footballer), Justin Walker. Rooney's first game in charge saw Derby lose 1–0 at Bristol City F.C., Bristol City to leave them at the foot of the table and three points from safety, though Rooney said he could guarantee that the side would "get better (and) get out of the situation we're in and... start winning games." Following a "painful and chastening" 3–0 defeat toMiddlesbrough
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it was announced that Rooney would take sole control of the side for the next match and had removed himself from the playing squad, with Rooney making clear his desire to take the role full time. Rooney started sole charge with The Rams in 24th, six points adrift of safety and on a run of four consecutive defeats; after improving Derby's form enough to get them out of the relegation zone he was appointed as permanent manager on 15 January.
By mid-February 2021, having accrued 31 points from a possible 54 in his 18 games in sole charge, taking Derby up to 18th in the league and eight points clear of the relegation zone, Rooney was feted by the press for "convincing the doubters" and found himself as 25/1 outsider for the Celtic F.C., Celtic job following the resignation of Neil Lennon. Following this, however, form faltered badly with just one win from fourteen leaving Derby firmly in trouble, with Rooney's side being criticised for its poor game management and sloppy defending and suggestion that Rooney came across "as a manager who’s accepted defeat, who’s surrender himself to whatever results might come his way" and should be replaced. Others defended Rooney, saying that though he had made mistakes, particularly in making "too many changes to personnel and shape/tactics" he had not been helped by injuries and too many players who had "been inconsistent (and) unable to maintain form both during a game and from game to game." However, at the last match of the season, Derby County drew 3–3 at home with Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sheffield Wednesday to barely avoid relegation.
Derby were relegated to EFL League One, League One at the end of the 2021–22 EFL Championship, 2021–22 season, having spent almost the entire season in Administration (British football), Administration. With Derby still in Administration going into the League One season, Rooney resigned as manager on 24 June 2022.
D.C. United
On 12 July 2022, Rooney was announced as head coach forD.C. United
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. He replaced outgoing manager Hernán Losada.
Style of play
Regarded as one of the best players of his generation, Rooney was a creative, energetic forward who combined technical skill with strength and physicality, while also excelling in the air despite being tall. He was a versatile attacker, capable of playing anywhere along the front line; although his preferred role was as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Rooney was also used as a Forward (association football)#Second striker, supporting forward, or even as a Forward (association football)#Winger, winger. As his pace and movement declined as he entered his thirties, he was deployed in deeper, more creative roles, as an attacking midfielder, as a deep-lying playmaker, or even as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central or box-to-box midfielder, in particular under former manager Louis van Gaal
Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal (; born 8 August 1951) is a Dutch former football player and manager. At club level, he served as manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as having three spel ...
, due to his vision, range of passing, runs forward from midfield, and team-work. He was also occasionally deployed as a Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, false attacking midfielder, and as a Forward (association football)#False 9, false 9 throughout his career.
A prolific goalscorer in his prime at Manchester United, Rooney was a powerful striker of the ball and an accurate finisher, capable of scoring both inside and outside the penalty area, as well as from volleys. His ball striking ability saw him score from inside his own half for Manchester United, Everton, and D.C. United. He was praised for his work-rate and stamina by players, managers and the media, and was highly regarded for his dedication and willingness to press opponents when possession had been lost in order to win back the ball and start attacking plays. While not known to be particularly prolific from Free kick (association football), free kicks, he also often took Set piece (football), set pieces and Penalty kick (association football), penalties throughout his career, although his record from the spot was somewhat inconsistent.
Due to his precocious displays as a teenager, Wayne Rooney was given the nicknames "Wazza" (a reference to former England international Paul Gascoigne, Paul "Gazza" Gascoigne, who was also a gifted player troubled by off-field issues), "The Wonder Boy", "the new Pelé", and "the white Pelé". Rooney was a fast, agile player in his youth; however, several injuries throughout his career, in addition to weight issues, affected his speed and mobility as his career progressed, which led to some in the game accusing him of not quite living up to his full potential. He was warned about his fitness on numerous occasions by his manager Alex Ferguson, who said of Rooney, "He is very stocky, he is going to have to train well all the time." Former Manchester United fitness coach Mick Clegg, stated, "Wayne didn't see the importance of the gym really. He'd say 'I'm here to play football." Rooney was criticised for his behaviour and aggression on the pitch at times, which led him to pick up unnecessary bookings.
The England national football team#Most goals, all-time leading goalscorer for the England national team, Rooney is viewed as one of England's greatest players. In 2017, Gareth Southgate said: "You've got very good players and then there are top players. In my time in the England setup, Paul Gascoigne, Paul Scholes
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and Rooney just had that little bit more than all the others. And we are talking high‑level people there, players like Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard
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and David Beckham."
Personal life
In addition to Everton, Rooney also supports Celtic F.C., Celtic. He is also a supporter of the Leeds Rhinos rugby league club. Rooney, originally a boxer, still pursues the sport recreationally for stress relief. A friend of boxer Ricky Hatton, in 2007 he carried one of Hatton's belts into the ring in his world light-welterweight title fight against José Luis Castillo in Las Vegas. The decision of Hatton (a Manchester City fan) to have a Manchester United striker carry the belt prompted threats of a boycott among the many Manchester City supporters who made up Hatton's fanbase. Hatton responded, "Nobody hates United more than me. Just because I don't support his team doesn't mean I can't admire what he has done." Rooney has a number of tattoos, including one of a Celtic cross on his arm.Family
Rooney met his wife, Coleen Rooney (née McLoughlin), while both were at secondary school. They married on 12 June 2008 after six years of dating. He has a tattoo of the words "Just Enough Education to Perform", the title of an album by his favourite band, the Stereophonics; Coleen arranged for the group to play at their wedding reception. The wedding ran into some controversy with the Catholic Church. The couple held a religious ceremony at the Abbey of Cervara, a converted monastery near Genoa, despite being warned by the local bishop's office against the plan. The bishop's office told the Rooneys that Abbey of Cervara, La Cervara is deconsecrated and not suitable for a wedding. It suggested a different church, five miles away. Nevertheless, the couple ignored the advice and Father Edward Quinn, their local Catholic priest from Croxteth, presided over the ceremony. Coleen's favourite pop band Westlife also sang at the wedding reception.
The couple have four sons: Kai Wayne (born 2 November 2009), Klay Anthony (born 21 May 2013), Kit Joseph (born 24 January 2016), and Cass Mac (born 15 February 2018). Kai Rooney signed with Manchester United in 2020, becoming a second-generation player for the Red Devils.
In 2004, Rooney admitted to soliciting prostitutes in Liverpool, while dating his then-girlfriend. "I was young and stupid. It was at a time when I was very young and immature and before I had settled down with Coleen." In April 2006, Rooney was awarded £100,000 in libel damages from tabloids ''The Sun (United Kingdom), The Sun'' and ''News of the World'', who had claimed that he had assaulted Coleen in a nightclub. Rooney donated the money to charity.
Rooney's younger brother, John Rooney (footballer), John Rooney, is also a professional footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Oldham Athletic. Rooney's cousin, Tommy Rooney, is also a footballer. Another cousin, Jake Rooney, is also a professional footballer for Derby County F.C., Derby County.
Commercial interests
Rooney has endorsement deals with Nike, Inc., Nike (he is the face of their T90 Laser IV boots), Nokia, Ford Motor Company, Ford, Asda, and Coca-Cola. He appeared on seven consecutive UK-version covers of Electronic Arts' FIFA (video game series), ''FIFA'' video game series from ''FIFA 06'' to ''FIFA 12''. His 'Knockout' goal celebration – a tongue in cheek celebration by Rooney inspired by getting knocked down by a teammate in his home – appears in ''FIFA 18''. He has featured in Nike commercials, including Write the Future directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu in 2010 where he is knighted, and a tabloid shows his face carved into the White Cliffs of Dover, Cliffs of Dover with the headline "JUST ROO IT!". In October 2010, Rooney was dropped by Coca-Cola from an advertising campaign following issues surrounding his private life. In 2012, Rooney's reported income of US$32.6 million listed him as the world's fifth highest-paid footballer, following Lionel Messi, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Samuel Eto'o. In July 2011, jerseys with Rooney's name and number (Rooney, 10) were the best-selling sports product under the auspices of the Premier League – taking over top spot from Liverpool striker Fernando Torres (Torres, 9) and becoming the first United player to top the list since Cristiano Ronaldo's number 7 jersey in 2008. During the 2009–10 season, Manchester United sold between 1.2 million and 1.5 million shirts and it is estimated that of that, Rooney's name was printed on several hundred thousand. The account is taken from official jerseys sales across the globe, not just in England. On 9 March 2006, Rooney signed the largest sports book deal in publishing history with HarperCollins, who granted him a £5 million advance plus royalties for a minimum of five books to be published over a 12-year period. The first, ''My Story So Far'', an autobiography ghostwritten by Hunter Davies, was published after the 2006 World Cup. The second publication, ''The Official Wayne Rooney Annual'', was aimed at the teenage market and edited by football journalist Chris Hunt. His third book, ''My Decade in the Premier League'', was published in September 2012. In July 2006, Rooney's lawyers went to the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to gain ownership of the Internet domain names waynerooney.com and waynerooney.co.uk, both of which Welsh actor Huw Marshall registered in 2002. Three months later, the WIPO awarded Rooney the rights to ''waynerooney.com.''Social media
In October 2014, Rooney became the first Premier League footballer to reach ten million followers on social networking site Twitter. That same month, Rooney was the fifth most-followed footballer (and sixth most-followed sportsperson) globally on Twitter. In terms of top UK Twitter individuals, Rooney ranked at number 9 in October 2014.Paul Stretford controversy
In July 2002, while Rooney was with Everton, agent Paul Stretford encouraged Rooney and his parents to enter the player into an eight-year contract with Proactive Sports Management. However, Rooney was already with another representation firm at the time, while Stretford's transaction went unreported to the FA, and he was thus charged with improper conduct. Stretford alleged in his October 2004 trial that he had secretly recorded boxing promoter John Hyland and two other men threatening and attempting to blackmail him for an undisclosed percentage of Rooney's earnings."Wayne Rooney's agent, Paul Stretford, banned"''The Daily Telegraph''. 22 July 2008. Stretford's case collapsed due to evidence that conflicted with his insistence that he had not signed Rooney, and on 9 July 2008, he was found guilty of "making of false and/or misleading witness statements to police, and giving false and/or misleading testimony". In addition, the contract to which Stretford had signed Rooney was two years longer than the limit allowed by the FA. Stretford was fined £300,000 and given an 18-month ban as a football agent, a verdict he appealed. Stretford left Proactive in 2008 and took Rooney with him. Proactive later sued Rooney, claiming £4.3 million in withheld commissions. In July 2010, Proactive was awarded £90,000 as restitution.
David Moyes
On 1 September 2006, then-Everton managerDavid Moyes
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sued Rooney for libel after the tabloid newspaper the ''Daily Mail'' published excerpts from Rooney's #Personal life, 2006 autobiography that accused the manager of leaking Rooney's reasons for leaving the club to the press. The case was settled out of court for £500,000 on 3 June 2008, and Rooney apologised to Moyes for "false claims" he had made in the book regarding the matter.
Allegations of infidelity
Helen Wood (television personality), Helen Wood claims Rooney paid £1,000 for a threesome with her and Jennifer Thompson (TV personality), Jennifer Thompson in a Manchester hotel while his wife was five months pregnant. It was reported his solicitors unsuccessfully tried to fight the allegations when they first surfaced in early August 2010.Legal issues
Drink-driving conviction
On 1 September 2017, Rooney was arrested in Wilmslow by Cheshire police after being caught driving over the prescribed alcohol limit. He appeared at Stockport Magistrates' Court on 18 September and pleaded guilty to drink driving. Rooney was fined £170 by the court and banned from driving for two years, and was ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work as part of a twelve-month community order; Everton fined him two weeks' wages, which was in the region of £300,000.Intoxication and profanity arrest
On 16 December 2018, Rooney was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia, charged with public intoxication and Profanity, use of profanity in public. He was released without bail on a personal recognizance bond, then fined $25 plus $91 in costs without going to court.Career statistics
Club
International
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Honours
Manchester United *Premier League
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: 2006–07 FA Premier League, 2006–07, 2007–08 Premier League, 2007–08, 2008–09 Premier League, 2008–09, 2010–11 Premier League, 2010–11, 2012–13 Premier League, 2012–13
*FA Cup
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: 2015–16 FA Cup, 2015–16
*EFL Cup: 2005–06 Football League Cup, 2005–06, 2009–10 Football League Cup, 2009–10, 2016–17 EFL Cup, 2016–17
*FA Community Shield: 2007 FA Community Shield, 2007, 2010 FA Community Shield, 2010, 2011 FA Community Shield, 2011, 2016 FA Community Shield, 2016
*UEFA Champions League
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: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, 2007–08
*UEFA Europa League
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: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, 2016–17
*FIFA Club World Cup
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: 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, 2008
England U17
*UEFA European Under-17 Championship Bronze: 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2002
Individual
*UEFA European Under-17 Championship#Golden Player Award, UEFA European Under-17 Championship Golden Player: 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2002
*PFA Players' Player of the Year
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: 2009–10 Premier League#Annual awards, 2009–10
*PFA Young Player of the Year
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: 2004–05 FA Premier League#Annual awards, 2004–05, 2005–06 FA Premier League#Annual awards, 2005–06
*PFA Fans' Player of the Year: PFA Fans' Player of the Year#2006, 2005–06, PFA Fans' Player of the Year#2010, 2009–10
*PFA Team of the Year: PFA Team of the Year (2000s)#FA Premier League 7, 2005–06 Premier League, PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League, 2009–10 Premier League, PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 3, 2011–12 Premier League
*FWA Footballer of the Year
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: 2009–10
*Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2005–06 Manchester United F.C. season, 2005–06, 2009–10 Manchester United F.C. season, 2009–10
*Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year#Players' Player of the Year, Manchester United Players' Player of the Year: 2009–10
*BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year
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: 2002
*Bravo Award: 2003
*Golden Boy (award), Golden Boy Award: 2004
*UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: UEFA Euro 2004#Awards, 2004
*FIFPro#FIFPro Young Player of the Year, FIFPro Young Player of the Year: 2004–05
*Premier League Hall of Fame: 2022
*Premier League Player of the Season: 2009–10 Premier League#Barclays Player of the Season, 2009–10
*Premier League Player of the Month
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: 2004–05 FA Premier League#Monthly awards, February 2005, 2005–06 FA Premier League#Monthly awards, December 2005, March 2006, 2007–08 Premier League#Monthly awards, October 2007, 2009–10 Premier League#Monthly awards, January 2010
*Most assists in the Premier League
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: 2006–07 FA Premier League, 2006–07 ''(shared)''
*The FA England Awards#Senior Men's Player of the Year, England Senior Men's Player of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015
*List of FIFA Club World Cup awards#Most Valuable Player of the Final Match Trophy, FIFA Club World Cup Most Valuable Player of the Final: 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, 2008
*FIFA Club World Cup#Honours, FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, 2008
*FIFPro#FIFA FIFPro World XI, FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or#FIFA/FIFPro World XI, 2011
*FIFA FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2013
*FIFA FIFPro World XI 5th team: 2014, 2015
*Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2011–12): Premier League 20 Seasons Awards#Best Goal, Best Goal (vs. Manchester City, 12 February 2011)
*Alan Hardaker Trophy: 2006 Football League Cup Final, 2006
*Premier League Goal of the Month: November 2017
*FWA Tribute Award: 2017
*MLS Player of the Month: October 2018
*MLS Best XI: 2018 Major League Soccer season, 2018
*D.C. United MVP: 2018
*D.C. United Golden Boot Winner: 2018
*Major League Soccer All-Star Game, MLS All-Star: 2019 MLS All-Star Game, 2019
*Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award: Globe_Soccer_Awards#2022, 2022
Records
*List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics#Overall scorers, Manchester United all-time top scorer: 253 goals
*England national football team records#Most goals, England national team all-time top scorer: 53 goals
*England national football team records and statistics, England national team 2nd-most goals in competitive matches: 37 goals (in competitive matches)
*2nd-Most Premier League goals scored for one club: 183 goals for Manchester United
*Most Premier League away goals scored: 94 goals
*Most Premier League seasons reaching double figures in goals: 12
*Youngest player to start a competitive match for England: 17 years 160 days
*Youngest player to score a goal for the England national team: 17 years 317 days (v FYR Macedonia, 6 September 2003)
*Manchester United all-time top scorer in UEFA club/European competitions: 39 goals
*Manchester United all-time top scorer in FIFA Club World Cup/International Competitions: 3 goals
*Most goals scored by an English player in the UEFA Champions League: 34 goals
*FIFA Club World Cup records and statistics, Most goals scored by an English player in the FIFA Club World Cup: 3 goals
*Premier League records and statistics, 2nd-highest Premier League all-time top scorer: 208 goals
*Premier League records and statistics, 3rd-highest Premier League all-time assist-provider: 103 assists
*Only footballer to have scored at least 200 Premier League records and statistics, Premier league goals and provided at least 100 Premier League assists
*2nd-Most capped England international: 120 caps
*Most capped outfielder for the England national football team: 120 caps
*All-time top goalscorer in Manchester derby: 11 goals
See also
*List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps *List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals *List of footballers with 100 or more Premier League goals *List of top international men's football goal scorers by country, List of top international football goalscorers by countryReferences
External links
*Wayne Rooney profile
at ManUtd.com
Wayne Rooney profile
at Premierleague.com
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