Wayne Rooney

I’m On Setanta Sports: Wayne Rooney’s Street Striker

The craze that’s hitting the nation. Listen to the beat, I’m a striker on the street, Alright like like like like. And watch out for Jose’s exclusive news about the whole Drogba tapping up incident. It makes me wonder what a...

Paulo Machado hauls St Etienne out of relegation zone

Ronaldo sees red Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for the second time in a Manchester derby, but champions Manchester United were still able to beat local rivals Manchester City 1-0 at Eastlands. The Portuguese was dismissed for...

Hughes sees room for improvement

First Published: Mon 01 Dec 2008 Mowbray will take January gambles Hughes sees room for improvement "We are going in the right direction but this is not going to happen overnight" Hughes sees room for improvement Mark Hughes...

Cristiano Ronaldo: what was he playing at?

A journey into the muddled mind of C-Ron, Dirty Leeds' dirty fans, and the Great Pint Robbery feature in today's Daily Bung. By Mike Norrish and Steve Wilson Clap: Cristiano Ronaldo courts more popularity Photo: GETTY IMAGES...

News in brief - Mon 1st Dec

First Published: Mon 01 Dec 2008 Mowbray will take January gambles Hughes sees room for improvement "We have to thank our goalkeeper - he was fantastic" A review of the news from around the grounds of each Barclays Premier...

HATCHET MAN: After a short hiatus, the plague of diving is back to haunt us

The plague which has infected the game in recent years is back after a depressingly short hiatus. Diving in its worst, shameless, devious and most obvious form is back. After Didier Drogba got out of the pool last season it...

Davis not daunted by cup task

Southampton's Kelvin Davis is unfazed at the prospect of facing the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney in the FA Cup third round. Saints were handed a plum tie with Manchester United, who they famously beat at Wembley...

Premier League Betting: Confidence a key factor at both ends of the table

Ralph Ellis reviews the weekend results noting that no matter where a team finds itself in the table and what it's aspirations are, keeping confidence levels high is of the utmost importance. I never understood the concept of...

Rooney scores 100th club goal at Man City

Six years after a moment of brilliance introduced a sparkling 16-year-old talent to the world, Wayne Rooney has a 100 club goals to look back on. And the England striker is still only 23. While not as spectacular as that...

Painful reality check for Manchester City as Manchester United expose gulf in class

All the talk centred beforehand around the player expected to be crowned on Monday as World Footballer of the Year and the silky-skilled Brazilian leading the Eastlands revolution. Look of innocence: Cristiano Ronaldo looks...