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Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, who submitted a transfer request last October, now believes the request was a mistake and hopes he has repaid the fans with his current run of form.
Dejan Stankovic's speedy UEFA Champions League strike feature alongside Porto's title triumph, Wayne Rooney's hat-trick, mixed fortunes for the Special One and a Colombian goal-fest in this week's statistical review.

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A sign viewed at the USA – Czech Republic friendly earlier in the week.

They get marks for effort, particularly with the clever implication Landon Donovan was planted on loan in England as some sort of spy (English flag on the chest and all), but the consensus is cutting off Wayne Rooney’s head would merely piss him off, thus scoring eight goals rather than two.

The smart move would be cutting off Don Fabio’s noggin’ – he’s the brains of the operation.

[Spotted on The Spoiler.]

Facing Wayne Rooney is a chance that 'Magic' isn't going to pass up...... Read more...
23-year-old considers Wayne Rooney's health key to Three Lions' success... Read more...
England boss Fabio Capello is confident that Gareth Barry will recover from injury, and has played down worries over Wayne Rooney's fitness.
England coach Fabio Capello says striker Wayne Rooney is fully ready for the World Cup after assorted injuries.... Read more...

BBC Sport (blog)

Football: England count on this being Wayne's World Cup
AsiaOne
... was on his way to Manchester United in a 30-million-pound (S$60.96 million) transfer that made him the most expensive teenager in football history. ...
Another World Cup, another England prayerTODAYonline
World Cup 2010: Wayne Rooney's energy gives England edge, says Francois PienaarTelegraph.co.uk
Barry's World Cup fate still not decided after scansAFP
Daily Mail -Independent -SkySports
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Times Online

World Cup 2010: Eyes down for Fabio Capello's unlucky seven
Express.co.uk
Just who Capello axes when trimming his 30-strong party down to the 23 names he will entrust with carrying the country's hopes in South Africa will become ...
World Cup 2010: Wayne Rooney's energy gives England edge, says Francois PienaarTelegraph.co.uk
World Cup 2010 deadline for Gareth Barry extended by Fabio CapelloThe Guardian
England football team for FIFA 2010 South Africabettor.com (blog)
msnbc.com -Goal.com -About a Ball
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Sky Bet have shortened their World Cup betting odds on Peter Crouch partnering Wayne Rooney in South Africa.