FIFA World Cup: Wayne Rooney slams critics over training issue

England's Wayne Rooney hit out at the British media yesterday for suggesting that training with the squad's substitutes indicated he would be dropped from the England team following their 1-2 loss to Italy on Saturday

Rio de Janeiro: England's Wayne Rooney hit out at the British media yesterday for suggesting that training with the squad's substitutes indicated he would be dropped from the England team following their 1-2 loss to Italy on Saturday.


England striker Wayne Rooney 

"Sometimes (I) wonder what the press are getting at," the Man United striker wrote in a post on his official Facebook page.

"I said from the start I want to do everything I can to make sure I'm ready for these World Cup games and as part of that I was doing extra training a week before the squad joined up.

That's exactly what I did yesterday, my own extra training."

The English Football Association also clarified late on Monday that the 28-year-old had "requested additional training."

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