31-03-2010, 03:58 PM
Wayne Rooney's injury record
26 July 2003: sprained ankle
Rooney was carried off with a sprained ankle during Everton's friendly with Rangers at Ibrox after an apparently harmless challenge with Bob Malcolm. Everton feared he would be out for four weeks and miss the start of the season, but he came on as a substitute against Arsenal on the opening day
29 March 2004: sprained ankle
Rooney injured his ankle against Middlesbrough at Goodison and appeared to aggravate it during England's 1-0 friendly defeat in Sweden the following Wednesday. The injury resulted in him missing two weeks of action for Everton
24 June 2004: metatarsal
Having starred for England throughout Euro 2004 in Portugal, Rooney limped off during their quarter-final against the hosts. It was later confirmed Rooney had cracked his fifth metatarsal and would be out for eight weeks, but he did not make his return until the end of September
April 29 2006: metatarsal
With just six weeks until England's World Cup opener against Paraguay, Rooney was carried off with a fractured metatarsal bone in his right foot after an innocuous challenge from Chelsea's Paulo Ferreira. The initial prognosis said he would definitely miss the group stages, if not the whole tournament – but Rooney featured in all but one of England's matches
August 12 2007: metatarsal
Rooney broke a metatarsal for the third time in three years – this time his left foot – when Reading's Michael Duberry inadvertently stamped on his foot. Tests confirmed Rooney had suffered a hairline fracture which he returned from slightly earlier than the six-to-eight weeks originally diagnosed
November 9 2007: sprained ankle
Barely a month after returning from his third metatarsal injury, Rooney injured his ankle in training and left Manchester United's Carrington training ground on crutches. The striker made his return on schedule a month later, but missed England's crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia
October 1 2008: sprained ankle
Rooney limped off against the Danish side AaB Aalborg with an injured ankle, with Sir Alex Ferguson unsure of the severity of the injury but rating him doubtful for the Blackburn match three days later. Rooney started and scored at Ewood Park
March 30 2010: sprained ankle
A tangle with Bayern Munich's Mario Gómez left Rooney crumpled on the ground – replays show he inflicted damage to his right ankle. The striker was helped off by the United physio and left the ground on crutches with a protective cast over the foot
source: www.guardian.co.uk
26 July 2003: sprained ankle
Rooney was carried off with a sprained ankle during Everton's friendly with Rangers at Ibrox after an apparently harmless challenge with Bob Malcolm. Everton feared he would be out for four weeks and miss the start of the season, but he came on as a substitute against Arsenal on the opening day
29 March 2004: sprained ankle
Rooney injured his ankle against Middlesbrough at Goodison and appeared to aggravate it during England's 1-0 friendly defeat in Sweden the following Wednesday. The injury resulted in him missing two weeks of action for Everton
24 June 2004: metatarsal
Having starred for England throughout Euro 2004 in Portugal, Rooney limped off during their quarter-final against the hosts. It was later confirmed Rooney had cracked his fifth metatarsal and would be out for eight weeks, but he did not make his return until the end of September
April 29 2006: metatarsal
With just six weeks until England's World Cup opener against Paraguay, Rooney was carried off with a fractured metatarsal bone in his right foot after an innocuous challenge from Chelsea's Paulo Ferreira. The initial prognosis said he would definitely miss the group stages, if not the whole tournament – but Rooney featured in all but one of England's matches
August 12 2007: metatarsal
Rooney broke a metatarsal for the third time in three years – this time his left foot – when Reading's Michael Duberry inadvertently stamped on his foot. Tests confirmed Rooney had suffered a hairline fracture which he returned from slightly earlier than the six-to-eight weeks originally diagnosed
November 9 2007: sprained ankle
Barely a month after returning from his third metatarsal injury, Rooney injured his ankle in training and left Manchester United's Carrington training ground on crutches. The striker made his return on schedule a month later, but missed England's crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia
October 1 2008: sprained ankle
Rooney limped off against the Danish side AaB Aalborg with an injured ankle, with Sir Alex Ferguson unsure of the severity of the injury but rating him doubtful for the Blackburn match three days later. Rooney started and scored at Ewood Park
March 30 2010: sprained ankle
A tangle with Bayern Munich's Mario Gómez left Rooney crumpled on the ground – replays show he inflicted damage to his right ankle. The striker was helped off by the United physio and left the ground on crutches with a protective cast over the foot
source: www.guardian.co.uk