Big-spending Real Madrid, who suffered an embarrassing Champions League exit, are eyeing Manchester United star Wayne Rooney as they prepare for next season, according to reports on Tuesday. The 24-year-old is the "favourite" of Real chairman Florentino Perez "for the new plan," the newspaper ABC said. Perez "has had his eye on Rooney for a long time, even more so ...

Wayne Rooney insists helping Manchester United enjoy a successful end to the campaign is more important than emulating Cristiano Ronaldo's tally of 42 goals in a season. Rooney was asked to fill the void left by the Portuguese forward when Ronaldo made an 80 million pounds move to Real Madrid last year. And the England striker has done just ...

Wayne Rooney fired Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League as his double-strike inspired a 3-0 win over Fulham, while Adam Johnson's first Manchester City goal rescued a 1-1 draw at Sunderland on Sunday. Sir Alex Ferguson's team had been knocked off top spot by Chelsea's victory against West Ham on Saturday, but Rooney ...

Wayne Rooney's double and a late strike from Dimitar Berbatov sent Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Fulham on Sunday. Sir Alex Ferguson's side had surrendered first place to Chelsea for 24 hours but the champions are now two points ahead of the Blues, who have a game in ...