Five best moments of Wayne Rooney's club career so far
Manchester United and Everton will feature in a first-of-its-kind match to be streamed live on Facebook when they play a testimonial match for Wayne Rooney on 3rd August at Old Trafford. According to BBC Sport, the social network is estimated to reach 1.7 billion users through Rooney's and United's Facebook pages, in their first-ever attempt to broadcast such a match.
The game between Rooney's only two professional clubs will hallmark his 12 faithful years at Manchester United since his move from Everton in 2004.
PA Sport reported that all gatherings will go to the Wayne Rooney Foundation, then to be distributed amongst the striker’s four chosen charities—the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Claire House Hospice, Alder Hey Children's Hospital and the Manchester United Foundation.
The England and Manchester United captain expressed his delight at the event taking place in his name, as he told PA Sport: "I am delighted that through this agreement with Facebook my testimonial game will be streamed globally on both the Wayne Rooney and Manchester United Facebook pages. It will be the first time this will have happened and will hopefully raise awareness of the Foundation and increase donations."
As a tribute to the 30-year-old’s successful establishment amongst football greats, and his altruistic contribution to charity foundations, we have compiled a list of Wayne Rooney’s five best moments of his club-career.
The goal that announced Wayne Rooney to the world
In 2002, Everton were playing Arsenal at Goodison Park, or rather against a team who were defending champions and on a 30-game unbeaten streak, and the score was 1-1. Then came a 16-year-old who stole the attention instead of being a victim to the eye of the storm.
Wayne Rooney broke the record by becoming the youngest player to score in the Premier League history. A long lob was delivered to his range and he controlled it with a deft touch, turned with the perfect intuition of the space he was getting into (which he didn’t), and with a couple of touches he fired a venomous shot synonymous to his energy yet accurate in precision that found the back of the net.
"Remember the name," exclaimed Clive Tyldesley. And the message came as a warning to David Seaman who’s jaw probably still drops at the memory of the 25 yarder. Wayne Rooney had announced himself to the world.