ENGLAND hero WAYNE
ROONEY took a peek at the
World Cup yesterday - and
admitted it felt "weird" to be
near the trophy he dreams
of lifting in triumph soon.
With the Manchester United star
in the form of his life, the whole
nation believes England can
bring the trophy home from
South Africa.
But when he came face-to-face
with the prize, Wayne, 24, had
an understandable touch of the
willies.
The last time England won was
in 1966 - when World Cup Willie
was our mascot - so he and the
squad carry a heavy
responsibility. He said: "It's a bit
weird being that close.
"England will be going to South
Africa well prepared.
"Hopefully we'll have a great
tournament and have this (the
trophy) back here come the end
of July.
"You try not to think too much
about the World Cup but it's
always in the back of your mind.
"It's a
dream to
play for
your country in anything - to do
so in the World Cup is
unbelievable."
Wayne was speaking at Earls
Court, West London, where rock
band The Enemy played a gig for
3,500 football fans at the FIFA
World Cup Trophy Tour
sponsored by Coca-Cola.
Before the show he joked with
the band about his recent run of
headed goals. He said: "I've
worked a lot on my heading. It's
going well - perhaps it's coming
off my bald patch!"
The scouser became a dad for
the first time last year and
revealed having baby son Kai
was helping him mature.
He said: "I've enjoyed being a
dad. It's different and hard
work but a great feeling.
"You could say it's changed me.
I've changed a lot in the last
couple of years anyway, and
becoming a father means you
have to be a role model for your
son and be someone he can look
up to.
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