Wayne Rooney is a professional footballer.
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup , the quadrennial international football world championship tournament . 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 . Rooney has since featured at the 2006 , 2010 and 2014 World Cups and is widely regarded as his country 's best player .