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Wayne Rooney doesn’t like London, but do you?

Manchester Utd striker opens up geographical debate

When asked about the possibility of moving abroad in an interview last week, Wayne Rooney (pictured after being made to sit through insultingly bad musical We Will Rock You) scoffed at the idea, and implied that even our nation’s capital seems foreign to him:

“Come on, can you ever see me playing for a foreign team? I love England, I love being close to my family.

“To be honest I don’t even like going down to London. I am not comfortable there. I’m a northern lad and I’d like to think I could stay here for the rest of my career.”

Granted, it’s expensive, over-crowded and the fish and chip shops won’t batter anything you present them with, but Rooney has had less than a torrid time in London: he made his England debut at the Boleyn in 2003, and has scored against all five London Premier League clubs, and has also managed a couple of goals at The Valley.

However, the balding badge kisser has scored more international goals in Manchester (four) than London (three) and he has only been victorious on four of the eight occasions he has scored away to London clubs, losing the last two.

We’ve heard Rooney’s opinion, but is the capital a friend or a foe? Lets settle this once and for all…

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