Thursday, June 08, 2006

Man Utd's Rooney gets England all-clear


Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has been given the all-clear after a scan on his fractured metatarsal yesterday.

BBC Sport says Rooney appears to have won the race to prove his fitness after breaking a metatarsal in his right foot while playing for Manchester United in April.
He flew back to Germany to re-join the England squad landing at Karlsruhe near Baden-Baden just after 2200 BST.
He had earlier spent two hours at a Manchester clinic while doctors studied the results of Wednesday's scan.
Football Association sources told the BBC unofficially Rooney is in Eriksson's final England squad for the tournament.
FA executive director David Davies had a broad grin on his face as he left hospital with Rooney before they drove to Manchester Airport.
United have indicated nothing will be said over the results of Rooney's scan until later today.
It's understood that along with medical officials from both United and the FA, there was an independent observer from FIFA involved in yesterday's medical check in the event there was conflict between the two parties.