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Former Arsenal and Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski was the man chosen to wear the armband for Germany in his farewell game against England. He was also featured in a pre-match interview where he spoke about his carrer and his achievements in the famous white and black Germany colors.
Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has opened up that he had plans of finishing his career at the club. The 33-year old moved to Everton as he could no longer inspire the team to success. After a year at his boyhood club, where he struggled a bit, he moved to the United States to feature in the Major League Soccer.
Luis Nani was back to Sporting Lisbon for the 3rd time post signing a contract for 2 years with his ex club for a fee that was not disclosed. The 31 year old winger from Portugal comes from Valencia, the Spanish side after he spent his last season in Italy on loan with Lazio. There he managed with just 18 appearances in the Serie A. Nani has been an incredible player and he spent his previous times with Sporting Lisbon between 2005 and 2007 and again in 2014. He played 113 times and scored 23 goals brilliantly for the club.
The famous footballer Wayne Rooney recently shared images of him and his family as he took them around their new home city. The couple along with his 4 children has relocated to the States post Wayne agreed to sign a deal to play for DC United. Rooney took his son Kai and wife Coleen to visit some of the famous landmarks which included the Washington Monument and also showed the statue of the legend Abraham Lincoln, the former president. As the couple has moved to the U.S capital after signing the deal, the player decided to get accustomed to the new place and hence took his family for some sightseeing.
Two weeks back Coleen did make a confirmation that and she along with her family would be present in Wayne stateside. Her followers were curiously waiting as she wished her husband all the luck, success and happiness in America. She said that they are going to make a big move as a family. Well, the Wag sent a congratulatory message on his big career move and wished him success all the way. Coleen said that it’s a great achievement to leave England with several trophies and also to be known as the Manchester United and England’s all time top goal scorer. She felt proud stating that Rooney did something which wasn’t being done for years. The movement was in the pipeline for a few months. A green light was shown to Wayne to leave Everton this year, but there was no guarantee as such that he would obtain the first-team football in the next season.
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Everton full-back Leighton Baines has backed Wayne Rooney to end the club’s 22-year-wait for silverware. The Toffees have been busy in the transfer market this summer with seven players signed for a combined fee of just over £90m.
It’s one of the reasons that Everton have been included in one of the football accumulator bets from William Hill, with many pundits tipping them for League or FA Cup glory.
“A trophy is the ultimate goal and I think that is what the manager has come here to do – to push us on to another level, and get us there. Obviously with the new owner and with the chairman, that is the objective, to take that next step. Everyone understands it will be tough. We have already got a bit of a gap to bridge and we are working on it and we hope to do it. I’m fully aware of what Wayne can bring to us and I think he has already shown it in the few weeks he has been here,” he told The Guardian.
Rooney was the undisputed club-captain during his time at Manchester United, but he struggled to make himself under Jose Mourinho, who preferred the experienced Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcus Rashford for the lone role upfront.