Wayne Rooney is a soccer player.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup , the quadrennial world championship for men 's national football teams organized by FIFA . Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford , Greater Manchester . Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford , Greater Manchester , England , that competes in the Premier League , the top flight of English football . Wayne Mark Rooney ( [ ˈruːni ] born 24 October 1985 ) is an English professional footballer who plays for and captains both Manchester United and the England national team . He spent two seasons at the Merseyside club , before moving to Manchester United for # 25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window .