FIFA World Cup: Wayne Rooney slams critics over training issue
Updated On: 18 June, 2014 08:23 AM IST | AFP
England's Wayne Rooney hit out at the British media yesterday for suggesting that training with the squad's substitutes indicated he would be dropped from the England team following their 1-2 loss to Italy on Saturday
England striker Wayne Rooney
Rio de Janeiro: England's Wayne Rooney hit out at the British media yesterday for suggesting that training with the squad's substitutes indicated he would be dropped from the England team following their 1-2 loss to Italy on Saturday.
England striker Wayne Rooney
"Sometimes (I) wonder what the press are getting at," the Man United striker wrote in a post on his official Facebook page.
"I said from the start I want to do everything I can to make sure I'm ready for these World Cup games and as part of that I was doing extra training a week before the squad joined up.
That's exactly what I did yesterday, my own extra training."
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The English Football Association also clarified late on Monday that the 28-year-old had "requested additional training."
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