Portugal are in danger of missing out and rooney said. Reckless rooney sees red but capellos men reach euro 2012. The decline of wayne rooney s football career, on how he burst onto the scene at everton and then. Watch all of the goals wayne rooney has scored for england at the uefa euro down the years. The 2008 uefa champions league final was a football match that took place on wednesday, 21 may 2008, at the luzhniki stadium in moscow, russia, to determine the winner of the 200708 uefa champions league. Following portugals win at uefa euro 2016, ronaldo lifted the trophy as his teams. Nike just released a new video in their buildup to euro 2008 its welldirected very in your face and raw and it features the likes of wenger, fabregas, gallas, ronaldo, rooney, materazzi, ibrahimovic, and a couple of babes and ends withwell, ill let you see that for yourself. Cristiano ronaldo s future at manchester united has taken a new twist after the winger was reported as saying he would like to play for real madrid. Sport football international european championship top scorers. Wayne rooney man utd legends profile manchester united. Download uefa euro 2008 and enjoy the championship at home. Euro 2008 was the biggest disappointment in ronaldo.
Euro 2008 ronaldo scored eight goals in portugals uefa euro 2008 qualifying campaign, behind polands ebi smolarek, but finished with only one goal in the tournament as portugal were eliminated in the quarterfinals by germany. Wayne rooney says manchester uniteds 2008 champions league. Cristiano ronaldos outrageous free kick v portsmouth all the. Cristiano ronaldo is a portuguese professional footballer who has been representing the. I have these shoes when i run i feel like fernando torres and rooney. Wayne rooney is now manchester uniteds greatest ever goalscorer and 39 of his strikes for the club have come on the european stage. Traianos dellas greece little known prior to uefa euro 2004, the towering centreback was the talk of the continent as otto rehhagels team conceded just four goals on their way to the title. The main providers for the current juventus man tended to be wayne rooney and michael carrick. Wayne mark rooney born 24 october 1985 is an english professional footballer and captain for championship club derby county. He has played much of his career as a forward, and he has also been used in various midfield roles. A good championship needs a good game and uefa euro 2008 will give you hours of football fun. Did you see ronaldos unbelievable free kick against spain last night. Manchester uniteds cristiano ronaldo wins ballon dor and. It took place in austria and switzerland both hosting the tournament for the first time from 7 to 29 june 2008.
Bairstowwarner bromance like ronaldorooney after euro. They enjoyed a fantastic uefa euro 2004 tournament previously in the summer. Wayne rooney weighed into the debate over who is better, cristiano ronaldo or lionel messi, in his sunday times column. Play euro 2008 volley on stick the ball in the back of the net in euro 2008. Ryan giggs breaks down the tactics man united used to fit. Wayne rooney s major league soccer adventure came to a sour end along with.
Cristiano ronaldo says wayne rooney was joking when he said he would be pleased if portugal failed to qualify for the world cup. By the time he left man u in 2017, he had scored the most goals in the teams history. Ronaldo determined not to flunk euro test vanguard news. When we didnt qualify for euro 2008, we the united players got a lot of stick from ronaldo, rooney said. Wayne rooney all 39 of his european goals for manchester united. List of international goals scored by wayne rooney wikipedia. Cristiano ronaldo pledged to keep improving after winning the ballon dor in recognition of his astonishing season with manchester united. The only real disappointment for ronaldo came at euro 2008. Ronaldo scored eight goals in portugals uefa euro 2008 qualifying. Rooney, along with his england teammates will get more rest than some of their team mates who will attend euro 2008 and they must do their best to keep fresh for a grueling campaign ahead which will see manchester united play as many as 59 games excluding the carling cup not to mention englands 2010 world cup qualifying campaign and there. Will ronaldo be the real deal or is it all a load of ballacks.
International career cristiano ronaldo vie wiki fandom. Wayne rooney says manchester uniteds 2008 champions league winning side was better than current city crop s. C euro 2008 c ronaldo scored eight goals in portugals uefa euro 2008 qualifying campaign, behind polands ebi smolarek, but finished with only one goal in the tournament as portugal were eliminated in the quarterfinals by germany. Happily for rooney and man united, he bounced back from his early season injury to help fire fergies team to a champions league and premier league double, but missed out on euro 2008 after. The saga has threatened to overshadow the start of euro 2008, which kicked off yesterday with ronaldo turning out for portugal against turkey. England lose and therefore fail to qualify for euro 2008. Ronaldo also managed three for his country this season part of an overall personal tally of eight in portugals successful euro 2008 qualifying campaign to enhance his iconic status in his homeland.
Wayne rooney, english football soccer player who rose to international stardom as a teenager while playing with the english premier league powerhouse manchester united. Widely considered to be one of the best players of his generation, rooney. Wayne rooney, an english association footballer, made his debut for england in a 31 defeat to australia on february 2003. Although his world cup altercation with rooney resulted in ronaldo being booed throughout the 200607 season, it proved to be his breakout year. He assumed full captaincy in july 2008, leading portugal to their firstever triumph in.
I would be very grateful if you like this video, and share it. In the last two tournaments theyve knocked us out and when we didnt qualify for euro 2008, we got a lot of stick from ronaldo. Cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi are arguably the greatest footballers in history, and anyone would be lucky to call them a teammate. November 9 misses englands crunch match against croatia with an ankle injury. Watch ten of the top strikes from uefa euro 2008, featuring goals by zlatan ibrahimovic, cristiano ronaldo and fernando torres. Ronaldinho vs zlatan ronadane rooney c ronaldo cristiano wii xbox c ronaldo taking a shower ronaldinho in barcelona ronaldinho bicycle kick vs villareal ronaldinho skills ronaldinho top 20 goals. Although his world cup altercation with rooney resulted in ronaldo being booed. We cover manchester united in the english premier league, champions league and fa cup. Spains 44year wait for a trophy came to an end at uefa euro 2008 as luis aragoness side defeated germany 10 to deservedly win a competition they had taken by storm.
Gary neville has revealed that sir alex ferguson wouldnt give the manchester united captaincy to four of his senior players, including cristiano ronaldo, because of. Mix yourself with ronaldo, torres, cesc, henry, van nistelrooy, pirlo and feel like a star playing in the 8 official stadiums. Rank player nationality club points 1 cristiano ronaldo. Cristiano ronaldo stole all the headlines in 200708, but rooney chipped in with another 18 goals. Compare portugals game where ronaldo got wayne rooney sent off at euro 2008, and had to go back and play for manchester united two weeks later. Striker happy that ronaldo was criticised after world cup 2006. No expense spared as rooney pushes boat out for fournight.
Football crazy rooney watched every minute of euro 2008. He also partnered cristiano ronaldo for the portuguese national team in euro 2008 along with. Wayne rooney is hoping that portugal and his former teammate cristiano ronaldo do not qualify for next years world cup. They enjoyed a fantastic uefa euro 2004 tournament previously in the. Fast and full of tricks, the 23yearold has menaced defences since he. It was contested by manchester united and chelsea, making it an allenglish club final for the first time in the history of the competition. Gary neville explains why sir alex ferguson never made.
Cristiano ronaldo said he believed his former manchester united. Barcelonas lionel messi was second and liverpools fernando torres was third while wayne rooney, steven gerrard and frank lampard were also in the running. Rooney, ronaldo, griezmann, platini and the other leading goalscorers. Remembering the partnership between cristiano ronaldo and. When carlos queiroz was named portugals new coach in july 2008, he appointed ronaldo as team captain. Wayne rooney recalls world cup red and has no sympathy for. Ronaldo laughs off rooney comments the independent.
Read features on manchester united players and explayers including wayne rooney, park jisung and cristiano ronaldo. The 2008 uefa european football championship, commonly referred to as uefa euro 2008 or simply euro 2008, was the th uefa european football championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by european nations. Ronaldo after winning the european golden boot in 2008 image credit. Wayne rooney opts for barcelona legend lionel messi over old. He scored his first international goal later that year, in his sixth appearance for his country, against macedonia. The contrast between wayne rooney s summer and that of his manchester united teammates whose national teams made it to euro 2008 could not have been more stark. Shoves cristiano ronaldo after his united teammate urges the referee to send rooney off. Remembering the partnership between cristiano ronaldo and wayne rooney, 11 years after their champions league triumph in 2008.
He retired from international football in november 2018, with a record of 53 goals in 120 international appearances, making him englands alltime top. Cristiano ronaldo vs poland home euro 2008 qualifiers by. When we didnt qualify for euro 2008, we the united players got a lot of. Soccerphiles team of writers bring you football stories on manchester united. Cristiano ronaldo dismisses wayne rooneys portugal jibe.
Although his world cup altercation with rooney resulted in ronaldo being booed throughout the. Hi, i am th3emch1k, and i am pleased to introduce my new video about cristiano ronaldo. On 19 march 2008, ronaldo captained united for the first time in his career in a. Wayne rooney has revealed that he watched every game of euro 2008. List of international goals scored by cristiano ronaldo wikipedia. Bbc sport football europe ronaldo scoops best player.
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