Rooney breaks bone in foot
Thursday, June 24, 2004
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England striker Wayne Rooney will be out of action for up to a month after breaking a bone in his foot in the defeat against Portugal.
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England striker Wayne Rooney will be out of action for up to a month, coach Sven-Göran Eriksson said on Thursday after the quarter-final defeat on penalties by Portugal.
Broken bone
Eriksson indicated that Rooney, who limped off in the first half, had broken a bone in his foot. "It's the same injury as [David] Beckham before the [2002 FIFA] World Cup, he will be out maybe a month," Eriksson said.
Four goals
Rooney scored four goals in Group B but was substituted after 27 minutes tonight after damaging his foot in a challenge with Jorge Andrade. Portugal beat England 6-5 on spot-kicks.
