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Player Profile: Wayne Rooney
Posted on 03. Apr, 2010 by admin.
England Play Wayne Rooney is a reasonable new face to the world of professional football. Born in October 1985 the striker plays for Manchester United and the England National Team.
Rooney started out his career at the young age of ten joining the Everton youth team. He went on to make his professional debut in 2002 and made a name for himself becoming the Premier Leagues youngest goals corer. Before his move to Manchester United (for around £25 million) he spent two seasons at Merseyside club, Everton. Since then he has gone on to win the Premier League numerous times, the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League and the League Cup.
He made his debut playing for England in 2003 and become the youngest goal scorer at the Euro 2004 league. He played his first world cup match for England in 2006.
Rooney married his childhood sweetheart (Colleen) in April 2009 and late last year she gave birth to their first child. A Boy named Kai Wayne Rooney.
Colleen is known as a magazine columnist and has her on TV series on UK TV. Wayne has been involved in a number of advertising campaigns. These campaigns include endorsement deals for Nokia, Nike, Coca Cola and Asda. As a tribute to his popularity he appeared on 5 consecutive UK covers for the Electronic Arts FIFA Series from 2005 onwards. As a couple they are both now involved in a number of lucrative deals and have made a name for their selves both around football and other types of media. They are both popular and this trend shows no signs of stopping.
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Player Profile: Michael Owen
Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by admin.
Michael James Owen plays as a striker for Manchester United and also England. Born on the 14th December 1979 he is the son of former professional footballer Terry Owen. He was originally signed up to the Liverpool youth team & scored on his debut in May 1997. In fact in is first Premier League full season he finished as joint top scorer. He has suffered with a recurring hamstring injury but despite this he was top scorer from 1997-2004 for Liverpool.
He as gone on to win many football accolades including the Ballon d’Or award. Whilst playing for Liverpool his team won the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the UEFA cup all in one year.
In 2004 Owen made the decision to move to Real Madrid. However this was short lived and he soon returned to Newcastle United and England. He suffered another on going injury he was team captain and the team’s top scorer for 2007-2008.
In 2009 Owen left Newcastle United and made the move to Manchester United, the team he has played for since.
Owen started his football career at a young age and has since become one of the recognizable faces of English football and in turn has become a pin up for teenage girls up and down the country as well as being respected for his football skills. What the future holds for him we don’t know but he has played for many of the major UK teams, England and Real Madrid so he is comfortable playing under pressure.