ROONEY THE BUILDER

Last updated : 06 November 2006 By Ed

Wayne Rooney has said that he may have been a builder if he hadn't taken up professional football. From the Sun.

“I'd probably be unemployed although a lot of my mates from school are builders so maybe something like that.

“It's difficult for me to say though. I love football — it's all I've ever done.”

Rooney also revealed he is determined to be a decent role model.

He said: “Kids look up to footballers.

“When I was younger my role models were Duncan Ferguson, Alan Shearer and Michael Owen. Now I'm in that position I've become more conscious.

“If someone's trying to mark me then it leaves space for other players to run into. If someone's that determined to stop me, I take it as a compliment.”