The Sports Pages
The press is heaping further misery on Wayne Rooney this morning as the Daily Mirror claims Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has decided to scrap plans to make the striker his next club captain amid ongoing allegations regarding Rooney’s private life. Rooney leads the line tonight in England’s Euro 2012 Qualifier against Switzerland and is apparently ‘happy to play’.
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti today tells The Sun he is surprised ‘there is so much interest in the private life of a player. Ancelloti also reflected in the current vilification of England boss and fellow compatriot Fabio Capello, saying that the most popular term for Capello right now would roughly be the Italian term ‘testa di cazzo’. Testa means head and cazzo translates as a more intimate term of the male body which we’ll let you lot figure out for yourselves.
Finally, the rumours of Ryan Giggs joining the Wales coach set-up may not be as far-fetched as first imagined, as the Daily Mail reports that the Manchester United veteran will be speaking to the Wales FA about his possible involvement following the departure of current boss John Toshack.
