I've heard about that Rooney case. Total nut that boy is. And this wasn't the first scandal; it's said to be the same prostitute he had been caught with before. Of course Rooney denies everything. He said coming of age at 25 now and a father, he has taken things out of his life like going to nightclubs(when he first joined Manchester United) and he has been given the burden of becoming a role model. He mentioned giving a good image to younger players who look up to him. It's amazing things surround players like him. He has the money, the girl (Colleen is said to be a fashion icon in England), and the star tag for Manchester United and yet he stoops to level like this. Scary as well as embarrassing. Off-field conduct has become quite a problem for England stars as Ashley Cole has a reputation on causing trouble while at Chelsea, Steven Gerrard had such a case involving a 17-year old girl, and who can forget John Terry making tabloid front pages just last year involving Wayne Bridge's former partner. Usually acts such as this are punished as Terry lost captaincy, but Rooney was still expected to fly and train with the national team for Tuesday's upcoming Euro qualifier with Switzerland. Hmm, has Capello chosen favourites?

And speaking of Euro qualifiers, Philipa you said this was “supposed” to be an exhibition match. Well, it did indeed turn out to be an exhibition match. 4-0 the final scoreline and Bulgaria with wasted confidence. A sense of attacking England while “wounded” only to backfire terribly. In fact they played their best football in some time. Jermain Defoe, whom I thought and still think is the best striker for England scored a hat trick and Man City midfielder Adam Johnson got on the scoresheet as well. Oh, Rooney did not score an international goal, like always, but he did provide 4 assists on 4 team goals. That's pretty good I think. But they should have more of a challenge against Switzerland. They upset Spain in South Africa you know.