Rooney rewarded by his peers

Wayne Rooney took centre stage once again as he collected his FIFPro world young player of the year award in London last night, but the Manchester United striker admitted it was a humbling experience.

Between April and July, some 38,000 professional footballers, who belong to the 40-strong player organisations across the world which go to form FIFPro, voted in a secret ballot to honour their peers in a world XI.