Wayne Rooney a ghost of English tournament failures past

While it’s entirely coincidental that Wayne Rooney’s international career is being commemorated just days after the events marking Armistice Day, you could say that they shall also not grow old who go to play in MLS; that age shall not weary them that can still bang in goals in the Eastern Conference long after they are washed up in Europe.

Wayne Rooney a ghost of English tournament failures past

By Tommy Martin

While it’s entirely coincidental that Wayne Rooney’s international career is being commemorated just days after the events marking Armistice Day, you could say that they shall also not grow old who go to play in MLS; that age shall not weary them that can still bang in goals in the Eastern Conference long after they are washed up in Europe.

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