Friday, March 24, 2006

ROONEY LOOKS TO SUCCESS IN WORLD CUP

England striker Wayne Rooney has claimed that the squad will accept nothing less than victory at the German 2006 World Cup.
Sven-Goran Eriksson's side goes to the finals in Germany this summer as one of the favourites for the title.
And Rooney was quoted by the Guardian as saying: "We have a lot of good players in the squad and we will be disappointed if we don't come back with the World Cup.
"We have a good chance. We have a lot of experienced players and a lot of young players as well."
He added: "Over the last year we have been playing well and hopefully we can take that into the World Cup finals and come back as winners."
Rooney got his first glimpse of the coveted trophy on Thursday in London as it made its first appearance in England as part of a tour that takes in 31 cities in 28 countries.
The Manchester United forward said: "Some of the greatest footballers ever have lifted this trophy so it was an awesome feeling to get up close to it.
"The boys will do everything they can to make sure we see it back here."
The tour began in Accra, Ghana and lasts for three months before reaching its final destination in Rome on 10 April.
The event marks the first extensive tour of the real World Cup trophy, which is rarely seen outside the nation winning each tournament.
England has injury worries over key players in left-back Ashley Cole, centre-half Sol Campbell and striker Michael Owen.
But skipper David Beckham feels their injuries could prove to be a blessing in disguise for their World Cup hopes.
He told The Sun newspaper: "We have injured players who are very important to us, like Michael Owen and Ashley Cole, but I'm not worried they won't make it.
"Both of them have proved in the past they can recover from injuries quickly".
"On the positive side they have had a rest and should be nice and fresh by the time we kick off."

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