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| Wayne Rooney had a terrible 07-08 EPL start. |
Bad news for Manchester United and the English national team. Wayne Rooney, injured on Sunday in the match Manchester United 0-0 Fulham has been diagnosticised with a two month long injury. The striker will miss eight Premiership matches, England’s Euro 2008 qualifying games against Israel and Russia, and two Champions League group stage games.
Carlos Tevez is set to replace Rooney at Man Utd
Alex Ferguson confirmed that Carlos Tevez, Man Utd’s highly disputed summer signing will have the task to replace Rooney in the near future. This is the force of the big clubs. They have a valuable squad at important players can be easily replaced. Let’s see how Tevez will face his mission.
Peter Crouch could replace Wayne in England’s national team Euro 2008 campaign
Steve McClaren has to find alternatives to replace his injured striker. I think that Rooney’s injury will affect him more, because England is not in a good position in the Euro 2008 Qualifying campaign and Rooney is a key player for the national team. Ferguson has an easier task to find a replacement at MU because they have a worldwide selection area while McClaren will have to look only among the English players.
Nike officials deny a problem with their football boots
Quoting Espn.com:
‘Nearly 20% of the professional players in the Barclays Premier league this weekend were wearing this boot.
‘I think it is a boot that stands up to all kinds of testing…and stands up to on-pitch demand.
‘I think what happened to Wayne is an unfortunate football injury.
‘When we were developing this boot we worked extensively with Wayne.
Charlie Brooks.
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