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Rooney

British  
/ ˈruːnɪ /

noun

  1. Wayne . born 1985, English footballer; he played for Everton (2002–2004) and plays for Manchester United (from 2004) and England (from 2003)

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She's painted footballers, including Wayne Rooney, Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho - "they're public figures, it's the Greek idea of painting the Gods. People know what they're looking at and so they can see what the artist has done".

From BBC

The league made a trade-off in 2007 when the Galaxy signed David Beckham, who was followed by a steady stream of big-name stars from Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robbie Keane and Bastian Schweinsteiger.

From Los Angeles Times

Rooney himself predicted Ngumoha to be the breakout name in the league this season and the clamour for him to start more is only growing.

From BBC

Gareth Barry and Wayne Rooney, for context, had more than 2,000 Premier League minutes before turning 18.

From BBC

Commenting on a photograph of the tunnel shown to the coroner, Mr Justice Rooney, and the jury, he said it was "completely pitch black".

From BBC