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Rooney ready to be unleashed at Euros

Associated Press | Updated Jun 16, 2012 at 08:45pm IST

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Krakow: Tethered to seats in the stands so far at the European Championship, Wayne Rooney is finally ready to burst into life at the European Championship.

With his two-match suspension completed, the spectator will become the striker again on Tuesday against Ukraine, hoping to steer England into the quarterfinals.

The Manchester United player will be unleashed in Group D after missing the draw against France and victory over Sweden.

Rooney ready to be unleashed at Euros

Wayne Rooney is finally ready to burst into life at the European Championship.

And to accommodate Rooney, coach Roy Hodgson will make a change to the side that beat Sweden 3-2 on Friday, dropping either goal scorer Danny Welbeck or Andy Carroll.

Hodgson says "Rooney is a special player and it would be very difficult for me to quite frankly to leave him out of the team."

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Wayne Rooney

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Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team. Rooney made his senior international debut in 2003 becoming the youngest player to represent England (a ...

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