Wayne Rooney is part of a soccer team.
Association football , more commonly known as football or soccer , is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball . The England national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association , the governing body for football in England . Forwards are the players on an association football team who play nearest to the opposing team 's goal , and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals . 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 .