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Rooney's scan date brought forward

Article Published: Monday 29 May 2006

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The next scan on Wayne Rooney's broken foot will now take place on 7 June which is a week earlier than originally planned.
Rooney had been due to fly to Germany with the rest of the England World Cup squad on the 5th of June and the scheduled to return a week-and-a-half later for the scan. However, it was decided at a meeting on Monday to bring that date forward.

The deadline for England to change their squad is 9 June, which means now they will have time to replace Rooney should the scan be negative.

England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson said: "It is important the scan will be done before I have to give the list to Fifa on 9 June. After then I can't change it.

"We have to take the decision and we want to have the scan as close to that date as possible.

"To have had the scan on 14 June wouldn't mean anything. The request came from us but it is up to Manchester United (Rooney's club) and when they heard our reasons they were very helpful.

"We are happy United accepted the scan on the 7 June."

Jermain Defoe of Tottenham and Andy Johnson are the strikers standing by to replace Rooney if he cannot play at the World Cup.

If the scan shows that the fourth metatarsal in Rooney's right foot has healed, he would have three days to get fit for England's first group game.

But Eriksson added: "I have always been very optimistic and and still think he will play a part in the World Cup."

The England coach insisted, however, that he is eager to play down the Rooney situation because it is completely overshadowing the team's World Cup preparations.

"Rooney is a very special football player, one of the best in the world, but we sometimes forget we have another 22 players in the squad," Eriksson said.

"There is too much talk, writing about Rooney's foot. It was the same in 2002 about (David) Beckham's foot.

"So, until 7 June I will not talk more about Rooney's foot. It is a pity he is injured but I feel a bit guilty. We have 22 other players in the squad and the only talk is of Rooney. It is enough now."

Speaking to the press ahead of Eriksson, Rio Ferdinand insisted England will cope if Rooney is ruled out of the competition.

"The whole nation, including the players, are sitting with fingers crossed," Ferdinand said.

"We don't take it into consideration. If he's not fit it'll be a great blow but there are players who can come in."




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