LIVERPOOL, Nov 30: Wayne Rooney scored from his own half to haunt his former manager David Moyes with a first hat-trick for Everton in a 4-0 thrashing of West Ham United on Wednesday which lifted the Blues away from the Premier League relegation zone.

LONDON, August 23: Former England captain Wayne Rooney announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday, ending a 14-year career in which he became the country's top goalscorer with 53 goals.

LIVERPOOL, Aug 13: Wayne Rooney marked his first Premier League game back at boyhood club Everton by scoring in a 1-0 win over Stoke on Saturday.

Manchester United's former England soccer captain Wayne Rooney has rejoined boyhood favourites Everton from their Premier League rivals, the Merseyside club said on Sunday.

MANCHESTER, England, Jan 21: Deep into stoppage time with Manchester United facing defeat, Wayne Rooney bent a free kick high over the defense and into the Stoke goal.

LONDON, Jan 7: Wayne Rooney stands one goal away from becoming Manchester United's outright record goal scorer after equaling club great Bobby Charlton's mark of 249 on Saturday.

Wayne Rooney believes he was the victim of "disgraceful" treatment following the publication of photos that showed him socialising at England's team hotel when on international duty last weekend.

LONDON, Oct 19: Wayne Rooney has insisted he's got a "lot of football left" amid suggestions his days as a regular starting player for Manchester United could be coming to a close.

LONDON, Oct 17:  Wayne Rooney will get the "respect he deserves" when the 30-year-old forward returns to Manchester United, manager Jose Mourinho has insisted.

LJUBLJANA, Oct 11: England captain Wayne Rooney has been dropped from the starting lineup for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Slovenia.

With its out-of-form captain on the bench, United scored four goals in a sparkling first-half display and overwhelmed champion Leicester 4-1 in the English Premier League on Saturday.

MANCHESTER, Sept 23: Jose Mourinho is facing the biggest question of his short reign as Manchester United manager: What to do with Wayne Rooney?

BURTON-UPON-TRENT, Aug 30: England captain Wayne Rooney says he will retire from international football after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

WATFORD, England, Aug 29: Wayne Rooney will revert to playing as a deep-lying forward for England under new coach Sam Allardyce but must wait until Tuesday to see if he is still captain.

PARIS,June 13:England manager Roy Hodgson and captain Wayne Rooney have appealed directly to fans to end the violence after UEFA warned the both English FA and Russian FA that a repeat of violence could result expulsion from EURO 2016. Three Lions boss Hodgson and captain Rooney have issued a message about fan behavior in a video posted on England's official Twitter account.