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England boosted as Rooney hits comeback trail
England's hopes of having Wayne Rooney fit for the FIFA World Cup™ received a boost on Friday when the forward underwent his most vigorous training session since he broke a bone in his foot at the end of April.
Rooney, 20, could be seen running, turning and kicking a ball at Manchester United's Carrington training complex on the outskirts of Manchester, five days before he undergoes a scan on his injured right foot which will determine whether he plays in Germany.
England's most important player has been out of action since 29 April, when he suffered a broken metatarsal bone in his right foot in United's 3-0 defeat at Chelsea.
Although he will fly to Germany with his international team-mates on Monday, Rooney is due back in Manchester two days later for a scan to assess whether the bone has healed sufficiently to give him a realistic chance of playing in the later stages of the tournament. If the results are negative, Rooney will be replaced in the squad by Tottenham forward Jermain Defoe.
Sven-Goran Eriksson, England's head coach, stressed that Rooney was still being looked after by Manchester United's medical team and claimed to have been unaware that his star player had resumed kicking a ball with both feet. "If that is the truth, then I am very happy," the Swede said.
England's hopes of having Wayne Rooney fit for the FIFA World Cup™ received a boost on Friday when the forward underwent his most vigorous training session since he broke a bone in his foot at the end of April.
Rooney, 20, could be seen running, turning and kicking a ball at Manchester United's Carrington training complex on the outskirts of Manchester, five days before he undergoes a scan on his injured right foot which will determine whether he plays in Germany.
England's most important player has been out of action since 29 April, when he suffered a broken metatarsal bone in his right foot in United's 3-0 defeat at Chelsea.
Although he will fly to Germany with his international team-mates on Monday, Rooney is due back in Manchester two days later for a scan to assess whether the bone has healed sufficiently to give him a realistic chance of playing in the later stages of the tournament. If the results are negative, Rooney will be replaced in the squad by Tottenham forward Jermain Defoe.
Sven-Goran Eriksson, England's head coach, stressed that Rooney was still being looked after by Manchester United's medical team and claimed to have been unaware that his star player had resumed kicking a ball with both feet. "If that is the truth, then I am very happy," the Swede said.
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