England striker Wayne Rooney is a "thrilled" father for the first time after his wife Coleen gave birth to a baby boy in a Liverpool hospital on Monday afternoon.
Deadly, lethal, prolific -- just a few adjectives often used to describe Team Limey's nightclub performances on a Saturday night. Back in the real world, these are apt descriptions of the elite goal-scorers discussed in this week's column. More specifically, we're looking at who we think will be donning the Golden Boot as the English Premier League's top scorer this season.
Michael Owen scored his first goal for Manchester United, and fellow-striker Wayne Rooney his 100th, as the English Premier League champions returned to winning form with a thumping 5-0 victory at Wigan on Saturday.
Wayne Rooney scored a first half double to lead England to a 6-0 win over minnows Andorra at Wembley on Wednesday night.
Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick scored in each half as Manchester United beat Portsmouth 2-0 at Old Trafford to go three points clear of Liverpool at the top of the English Premier League table, with a game in hand.
England striker Wayne Rooney has escaped further punishment after a show of petulance following his sending off during Manchester United's weekend defeat at Fulham.
Wayne Rooney scored with his first touch after a seven-match injury absence to help send Manchester United five points clear in the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Fulham at Old Trafford.
Wayne Rooney is set to return to the fray for Manchester United's Premier League trip to West Ham on Sunday after a missing five games with a hamstring injury.
Wayne Rooney's first-minute tap-in proved enough to give Manchester United a 1-0 home victory over Wigan, a result that sees the defending champions move to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool, with a game in hand.
Wayne Rooney scored the goal that saw 10-man Manchester United crowned Club World Cup winners in Yokohama with a 1-0 victory over South American champions Liga de Quito of Ecuador.
England striker Wayne Rooney is a "thrilled" father for the first time after his wife Coleen gave birth to a baby boy in a Liverpool hospital on Monday afternoon.
Deadly, lethal, prolific -- just a few adjectives often used to describe Team Limey's nightclub performances on a Saturday night. Back in the real world, these are apt descriptions of the elite goal-scorers discussed in this week's column. More specifically, we're looking at who we think will be donning the Golden Boot as the English Premier League's top scorer this season.
Michael Owen scored his first goal for Manchester United, and fellow-striker Wayne Rooney his 100th, as the English Premier League champions returned to winning form with a thumping 5-0 victory at Wigan on Saturday.
Wayne Rooney scored a first half double to lead England to a 6-0 win over minnows Andorra at Wembley on Wednesday night.
Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick scored in each half as Manchester United beat Portsmouth 2-0 at Old Trafford to go three points clear of Liverpool at the top of the English Premier League table, with a game in hand.
England striker Wayne Rooney has escaped further punishment after a show of petulance following his sending off during Manchester United's weekend defeat at Fulham.
Wayne Rooney scored with his first touch after a seven-match injury absence to help send Manchester United five points clear in the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Fulham at Old Trafford.
Wayne Rooney is set to return to the fray for Manchester United's Premier League trip to West Ham on Sunday after a missing five games with a hamstring injury.
Wayne Rooney's first-minute tap-in proved enough to give Manchester United a 1-0 home victory over Wigan, a result that sees the defending champions move to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool, with a game in hand.
Wayne Rooney scored the goal that saw 10-man Manchester United crowned Club World Cup winners in Yokohama with a 1-0 victory over South American champions Liga de Quito of Ecuador.
Wayne Rooney scored twice following his introduction as a late substitute as Manchester United booked a Club World Cup final meeting with Liga de Quito on Sunday by beating Gamba Osaka 5-3 in a thrilling semifinal in Yokohama.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will not face any disciplinary action over an apparent stamp on Aalborg's Kasper Risgard at Old Trafford last week.
Wayne Rooney faces being banned from the early knockout stages of the Champions League after being accused of a dangerous tackle in Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Aalborg on Wednesday night.
Wayne Rooney salvaged a 2-2 draw for Manchester United against Aalborg on Wednesday as the Champions League holders won Group E and avoided the top seeded teams in the knockout round.
Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand have pulled out of England's squad for the prestige friendly against Germany in Berlin this week due to injury.
In these times of financial doom and gloom, which has led some naysayers to predict a meltdown for some EPL clubs (more on that later), the team that was at the bottom of our Christmas card list less than a year ago has brought tidings of joy to the English footballing public. The Three Lions have got their roar back and resemble a team that can play football again!
Player of the week -- Wayne Rooney What a week it's been for England's number 10.
Wayne Rooney scored two second half goals as England maintained their perfect start to World Cup qualifying with a 3-1 win over Belarus in Minsk on Wednesday night.
Wayne Rooney led the way with two goals as England ultimately ran riot against Kazakhstan at Wembley with a 5-1 win to stay firmly on course for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Champions Manchester United took closer order in the English title race with a comfortable 2-0 win over Blackburn, secured by a clinical finish by Wayne Rooney in the second half at Ewood Park.
Wayne Rooney has shrugged off a nasty stomach virus and will be fit to take his place for Manchester United as they open their defense of the Premier League title against Newcastle on Sunday.
England international striker Wayne Rooney is struggling to make the start of Manchester United's Premier League title defense after picking up a stomach virus on his club's preseason tour of Nigeria.
Nothing says true love like releasing a caged butterfly, don't you think?
Wayne Rooney could return to Manchester United's line-up for their vital Premier League game at home to West Ham on Saturday.
We're halfway through the Champions League semifinals, and we've seen some bizarre behavior from the three participating English clubs.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney both scored twice as Manchester United hammered Newcastle United 5-1 at St James's Park to move to within three points of English Premier League leaders Arsenal, who drew 2-2 at Birmingham.
Second half goals from Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo kept Manchester United at the top of the English Premier League as the reigning champions scored a 2-0 win over Reading on Saturday.
England coach Fabio Capello watched Wayne Rooney inspire Manchester United's 2-0 FA Cup victory and was delighted that his first day in his new job coincided with the striker's best performance for weeks.
Two goals last weekend, one midweek in the Champions League and another -- plus a starring role -- in Manchester United's 4-1 win over Middlesbrough on Saturday suggest that Wayne Rooney may finally be getting back to the sort of form that persuaded Alex Ferguson to part with $54 million in 2004.
Wayne Rooney scored his first goal this season as Manchester United beat Roma 1-0 for a second successive victory in Champions League Group F.
Wayne Rooney has been penciled in to make his return to action for Manchester United after fracturing his foot in the first match of the season.
Wayne Rooney suffered a hairline fracture of his left foot as Manchester United began their defense of the English Premier League title by being held to a disappointing goalless draw by Reading at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Manchester United stayed on course for a treble triumph as two goals from Wayne Rooney saw them dispatch Premier League bottom club Watford 4-1 to reach FA Cup final.
England coach Steve McClaren has described as "absolutely ridiculous" reports of a dressing-room rift with Wayne Rooney after the goalless draw with Israel on Saturday.
Wayne Rooney and Park Ji-sung both scored twice, with Cristiano Ronaldo making three of them, as Premier League leaders Manchester United romped to a 4-1 home win over Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
England striker Wayne Rooney is doubtful for Manchester United's Champions League last 16 second leg encounter with Lille at Old Trafford on Wednesday after injuring his knee, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said on Sunday.
Wayne Rooney came off the bench to give Manchester United a 2-1 win over Portsmouth, while third division Bristol City stormed back to draw 2-2 with Premier League Middlesbrough in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday.
England striker Wayne Rooney has signed a two-year contract extension with Manchester United that ties him to Old Trafford until 2012.
Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United came from behind to beat Sheffield United 2-1 and stay three points clear of champions Chelsea at the top of the Premier League in Saturday.
Wayne Rooney ended his goal drought in impressive fashion, with a hat-trick in Manchester United's 4-0 win at Bolton Wanderers, which enabled them to leapfrog above Chelsea at the top of the Premier League on Saturday.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes it is only a matter of time before striker Wayne Rooney emerges from his slump and proves his critics wrong.
Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United opened their Premier League campaign with a 5-1 rout of Fulham at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Manchester United will be without Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes for three games after the English FA rejected their claims of wrongful dismissal in a friendly match against Porto.
Manchester United are planning to offer Wayne Rooney a new contract in a bid to keep him at the club for the rest of his career.
Wayne Rooney was sent off during Manchester United's clash with Portuguese side Porto in the opening match of the Amsterdam pre-season tournament on Friday.
Police were searching Monday for thieves who broke into the house of the parents of England soccer star Wayne Rooney and stole soccer items including a 2006 World Cup shirt.
England striker Wayne Rooney has insisted the offense that prompted his expulsion from a World Cup quarterfinal was an accident.
Wayne Rooney is in line for his World Cup debut as a substitute against Trinidad & Tobago on Thursday but England colleague Gary Neville is a big doubt because of a calf injury.
Wayne Rooney trained with his England World Cup teammates on Thursday after being given the official all clear by his club Manchester United to rejoin the squad.
Wayne Rooney arrived back in Baden-Baden on Wednesday night to rejoin England and will be fit to play some part in the World Cup finals, according to the FIFA Web-site.
Striker Wayne Rooney, whose chances of playing at the World Cup hinge on a scan on Wednesday, joined his England team-mates in a training session in Germany on Tuesday.
Wayne Rooney was kicking a ball at an England training session on Friday, raising hopes that he would be fit to play a part at the World Cup finals in June this month.
England striker Wayne Rooney will have the next CT scan on his broken right foot on June 7, one week earlier than previously planned.
Manchester United club doctor Mike Stone, who was overseeing England striker Wayne Rooney's recovery from a broken foot, has left the Premier League club after " a difference of opinion", British media reported on Wednesday.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson named Wayne Rooney in his provisional 23-strong World Cup squad and took an even bigger 'gamble' by including 17-year-old striker Theo Walcott.
England striker Wayne Rooney will undergo treatment in an oxygen chamber in his bid to recover from a foot injury in time for the World Cup.
England striker Wayne Rooney says he is "devastated" to have broken his foot but hopes intensive treatment will allow him to play some part in the World Cup finals.
England suffered a massive blow when it was confirmed on Saturday night that star striker Wayne Rooney had broken his right foot at Chelsea and would be out of action for six weeks.
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Ten-man Chelsea roared back from a goal down to trounce West Ham 4-1 at Stamford Bridge and move closer to a second consecutive Premier League title.
Wayne Rooney scored twice in the first 12 minutes as Manchester United strengthened their grip on automatic Champions League qualification by brushing aside Newcastle 2-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday.
England footballer Wayne Rooney has promised a "few surprises" in his autobiography that has landed the young star one of the biggest sports book deals in publishing history.
Manchester United outplayed an overawed Wigan Athletic to win the English League Cup final 4-0, with England striker Wayne Rooney scoring twice.
Wayne Rooney scored twice and Rio Ferdinand grabbed his first goal for the club as Manchester United crushed Wigan 4-0 to go second in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Manchester United cannot rely on Wayne Rooney alone in Wednesday's make-or-break Champions League Group D match at Benfica, coach Alex Ferguson said.
Wayne Rooney gave a sparkling performance as Manchester United moved into second place in the English Premier League with a 2-1 win at West Ham on Sunday.
Manchester United face a desperate battle to stay in the Champions League after they were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Villarreal in Group D at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been handed a two-match UEFA ban following his sending-off in the Champions League match at Villarreal last week.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is not concerned about Wayne Rooney's temper tantrums saying they simply show the teenage striker's desire to win.
Sir Alex Ferguson says he hopes Wayne Rooney can ditch the demons that saw him sent off for the first time in his Manchester United career.
Wayne Rooney was sent off as Manchester United earned a 0-0 draw away to Champions League newcomers Villarreal in their opening match in Group D on Wednesday.
Goals from Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney gave Manchester United a 2-0 win at Everton in the opening fixture of the Premier League season.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo can play a major role in restoring the club's fortunes next season, following their unlucky penalty shootout defeat by Arsenal in Saturday's FA Cup final.
Patrick Vieira fired home the decisive penalty to give Arsenal a 5-4 shootout victory over arch rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup final,after a goalless 120 minutes at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
Wayne Rooney and Manchester United colleague Rio Ferdinand will be left out of England's squad to tour the United States later this month, reports say.
Wayne Rooney's stunning second-half volley sparked an inspired Manchester United comeback as they recorded their second win in a week over injury-hit Newcastle in the Premiership on Sunday.
Wayne Rooney is clear to play in England's World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland on Saturday despite police inquiries into an alleged nightclub incident.
Wayne Rooney's much-heralded return to Everton was overshadowed by a dazzling display by Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored a goal and created another as Manchester United eased to a 2-0 win which sent them into the FA Cup quarterfinals.
Wayne Rooney was Manchester United's inspiration as they kept in the English title race with a 2-0 win in a local derby against rivals Manchester City on Sunday.
Two spectacular goals from Wayne Rooney kept Manchester United's season alive as the FA Cup holders beat Premiership rivals Middlesbrough 3-0 at Old Trafford to romp into the fifth round.
Manchester United needed goals from international strikers Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney to subdue non-league Exeter City 2-0 in a pulsating FA Cup third round replay.
Wayne Rooney rifled a 21st minute goal as Manchester United, helped by a bad blunder by Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek, won the Premier League clash 1-0 at Anfield.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney was banned for three matches on Thursday after accepting a charge of violent conduct for pushing a player in the face.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has jumped to the defense of teenage striker Wayne Rooney, following an incident involving Bolton Wanderers defender Tal Ben Haim during the English Premier League match at Old Trafford.
Wayne Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy rekindled Manchester United's fading English championship hopes in a 3-1 victory at Newcastle on Sunday.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's 73rd minute penalty and Wayne Rooney's last-minute tap-in ended Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten league run and revitalized Manchester United's title challenge at Old Trafford.
Wayne Rooney failed to sparkle on his league debut for Manchester United as their Premier League title hopes receded after being held 1-1 at Old Trafford by Middlesbrough on Sunday.
Wayne Rooney's stunning hat-trick for Manchester United against Fenerbahce in the Champions League is already being hailed as the greatest debut in football history.
Manchester United's transfer chest is empty after the purchase of England striker Wayne Rooney and manager Alex Ferguson will be unable to buy a new player in the close season without selling one of his squad.
Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has recovered from a broken bone in his foot and could make his debut for the club in the Champions League next week.
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has voiced concerns about the deal that sent England striker Wayne Rooney from Everton to Manchester United, claiming the contract could cause a conflict of interest.
Everton striker Wayne Rooney has handed in a transfer request, the English Premier League club said.
Everton have rejected bids from English Premier League rivals Manchester United and Newcastle United for England striker Wayne Rooney, the club have confirmed.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says teenage striker Wayne Rooney is an 'amazing talent' as the Premiership giants stepped up their efforts to sign him from Everton.
Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton has played down speculation linking the Red Devils with a move for England sensation Wayne Rooney.
England teenage striker Wayne Rooney has been offered a new club-record five-year contract at Everton, his premier league outfit announced on Tuesday.
Comparisons with Pele represent a burden of expectation that would make most 18-year-olds buckle at the knees.
Teenage striker Wayne Rooney scored twice as England claimed a quarterfinal showdown against Euro 2004 hosts Portugal with a 4-2 victory over Croatia.
England's 18-year-old striker Wayne Rooney will keep the second goal he scored against Switzerland at Euro 2004 after an official video review.
Wayne Rooney became the youngest scorer in the history of the European Championship finals as England put their Euro 2004 campaign back on course with a comfortable 3-0 win over 10-man Switzerland.

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