Champion of a Performer

If I were back in England, I would be glued to the tube watching the Champions League matches. As it is, I am resigned to following the BBC Live Updates, where you find this:

2124: GOAL Man Utd 3-0 Debrecen
Wayne Rooney is involved once again as he collects Ruud van Nistelrooy's pass inside the area on the right and centres for Cristiano Ronaldo to slide home the third. Rooney has now scored one and made two.

Such a genius of a player. If only he didn't play for damn Manchester United. Still, he could be the one to take England to the promised land in 2006. The dream lives on.