Wayne Rooney: My Decade in the Premier League

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My Decade in the Premier League is Waynes first hand account of his 10 years playing at the highest level in English football and for the biggest club in the world. This is his inside story of life on the pitch for Manchester Utd; the League titles, FA Cups, League Cups and Champions League adventures. A must for any Utd fan.
Wayne Rooney is widely regarded as one of the leading football players of his generation. A talisman for Manchester United, since his move to the club in 2004, Rooney is their star player and an all-time great at the club.

In the 10 years since he made his debut as a 16 year old for Everton, he has acquired trophy after trophy, accolade after accolade and headline after headline.

My Decade in the Premier League is the inside account of life as a Premier League footballer from the man every one wants to hear from. This is his story, in his words. From gracing the ground at Goodison as an excitable 16 year old to lifting the Champions League trophy with Manchester United. From the emotional high of scoring the winner against Manchester City with that overhead bicycle kick to the crushing low of losing the league title in the last few seconds of the season.

This is a book for the fan who would kill to get just 30 seconds on the pitch at The Theatre of Dreams to run on the famous turf and score in front of the Stretford End. My Decade in the Premier League gives a real insight in to what goes in to being part of the biggest club in the world; the training pitch, the dressing room, the manager, the coaches and, most importantly, the buzz of crossing that white line and hearing the 76,000 strong crowd chant your name.

In intricate, emotional detail Wayne talks about every season he has spent in the Premier League and how it feels to be one the most celebrated footballers on the planet.

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Wayne Mark Rooney was born in Croxteth, Liverpool in October 1985, to parents Thomas Wayne Rooney (aka Wayne Rooney Snr) and Jeanette. He also has two brothers, Graeme and John. Wayne attended Our Lady & St Swithins RC primary school and De La Salle secondary school. He was only nine when he was spotted by Everton scout Bob Pendleton playing for boys' club Copplehouse in the local Walton and Kirkdale Junior League. In his last season with Copplehouse he scored 99 goals before joining the Everton academy. He made his Everton first team debut under manager David Moyes in August 2002 against Spurs, and became the youngest scorer in Premier League history that year, at the age of 16. After two seasons at Goodison, he was sold to Manchester United in August 2004 for 30 million, a world record transfer fee for a teenager. Among the awards he has won are BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year, PFA Young Player of the Year for two years running, the European Golden Boot and the Fifa Pro World Young Player of the year. He made his international debut in February 2003 against Australia and become the youngest-ever scorer for England at age 17 against Macedonia. He has played in Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006. He currently wears the No 8 shirt at Old Trafford.