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The Boy Wonders: Duncan Edwards, Wayne Rooney and the Changing
Face of Football |
| By
Colin Malam |
Publishers
Highdown |
2006 |
| Duncan
Edwards and Wayne Rooney are two of the greatest players to
have graced English football in the post-war era. Professional
football now is a very different business from the one Duncan
Edwards knew. In "The Boy Wonders", Colin Malam
not only examines the glittering careers of the two players,
but charts some of the massive changes in English football
that have accompanied them along the way. Thanks to the abolition
of the maximum wage, the Bosman ruling and an avalanche of
television money, Rooney earns more in a week than Edwards
could in 100 years. At the same time, he is beset by problems
beyond Edwards' ken. Duncan could go to work on the bus, but
Wayne cannot step outside his door without being monitored
by an intrusive media. Released in September 2006.
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Rooney - The
Official 2007 Annual |
| By
Wayne Rooney |
Publishers
Harper Sport |
2006 |
| Everything
you ever wanted to know about Wayne Rooney can be found here
in his official football annual. In the vein of the classic
"Match, Shoot and George Best" annuals, it's jam-packed
with cool activities, from spot the ball, wordsearches, footie
facts, and much more, on the England and Manchester United
striker. Full of fun, facts, footie quizzes and photos, now
you can find out what it's like to be part of Wayne's world.
As well as his account of a year in football for Manchester
United and England, Wayne talks about home, his hobbies, his
family, and what he loves about his life. Released in September
2006. |
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Rooney: Wayne's
World |
| By
Frank Worrall |
Publishers
Mainstream |
2006 |
| As
the 2006 World Cup drew ever nearer, never had so much been
expected of one so young in England. The nation's hopes for
an end to 40 years of hurt rested squarely on the shoulders
of 20-year-old Wayne Rooney. This detailed biography charts
his remarkable rise to the top, climaxing with his 2006 season
at Manchester United and his impact on the world stage in
Germany. It covers Rooney's astonishing story from adolescence
to the World Cup of 2006, providing the definitive objective
insight into just what makes the boy wonder. Author Frank
Worrall delves behind the headlines and the furore surrounding
the man-boy who, in August 2004, became the world's most expensive
teenager after joining United for 27 million pounds. Is Rooney
the new Pele or is he heading for early burnout like George
Best and Paul Gascoigne? And what about his inner demons,
that temper and his often stormy relationship with his fiancee
Coleen? From the massage parlours, the betting and the boozing,
to the wonder goals and the glory, this book tells the full,
explosive story of Rooney's rise to fame and builds a portrait
of his crazy life as a young football star. Released in August
2006. |
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Wayne Rooney
- My Story So Far |
| By
Wayne Rooney |
Publishers
Harper Sport |
2006 |
At
just 20 years of age, Wayne Rooney is already one of the best
footballers in the world. What is the true story behind the
most talked-about player in Britain?What memories does he
have of his tough Merseyside upbringing? Who were the early
influences that helped shape his character? And how has the
meteoric rise to fame and fortune affected this seemingly
shy yet prodigiously gifted youngster? Rooney opens up about
the defining years of his life as the son of working-class
parents, brought up in a council house with a football-mad
family and making his Premiership debut for Everton at the
age of 16. He goes on to describe how his life changed irrevocably
when Alex Ferguson and Manchester United came calling in the
summer of 2004, his dazzling efforts for England in the European
Championships, and the truth about his relationship with partner
Coleen McLoughlin. For World Cup 2006 Rooney reports on every
aspect of the Finals. From the shock of his broken metarsal
and the rush to get fit, through the group matches, to the
explosive quarter-final against Portugal, his is an unembellished
account of what went on inside the England camp.
From the streets of Croxteth to the stadiums of Germany, it's
an incredible journey by an incredible footballer. Released
in hardback in July 2006. Paperback version released in August
2007. |
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Wayne Rooney |
| By
Michael O'Connell |
Publishers
Artnik |
2006 |
| A
fully illustrated short biography of the football icon. The
book contains 128 pages. Released in paperback in May 2006.
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Wayne Rooney
(Livewire Real Lives) |
| By
Mike Wilson |
Publishers
Hodder Murray |
2005 |
| Stimulating
and accessible, the titles in the LIVEWIRE series have been
produced in association with The Basic Skills Agency to ensure
a non-patronising approach towards the requirements of readers
with special needs. They provide teenagers/adult interest
level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages
below 10, or adult students learning English as a second language.
Each book is graded at one of the following reading ages:
6–7, 7–8, 8–9 or 9–10. All LIVEWIRE
books are written by qualified Special Needs teachers, and
are expertly assessed and subtly colour-coded for the appropriate
reading age. |
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England's Hero
- Wayne Rooney |
| By
Sue Evison |
Publishers
Blake Publishing |
2004 |
| Sue
Evison is one of the first authors to write about at Wayne
Rooney. 288 pages. |
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Wayne Rooney
- The Story of Football's Wonder Kid |
| By
Harry Harris & Danny Fullbrook |
Publishers
Robson Publishing |
2004 |
| This
is a revised edition of Harris & Fullbrook's book. It
was originally released in 2003. Clearly they could now sell
copies of the book after Wayne's Euro 2004 success. 256 pages. |
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Wayne Rooney
- The Story of Football's Wonder Kid |
| By
Harry Harris & Danny Fullbrook |
Publishers
Robson Publishing |
2003 |
| This
volume tells the story of Wayne Rooney's meteroic rise, including
his humble beginnings in Croxteth, three miles from Goodison
Park; his Everton debut at 16; and his spectactular goals,
such as the 30-yard screamer that saw Everton gain a memorable
last-minute victory over Arsenal. 260 pages. |
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