Post by Taxigirl on Jun 25, 2004 8:50:09 GMT
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/england/3837995.stm
England striker Wayne Rooney will be out of action for up to a month after suffering a broken bone in his foot in the quarter-final defeat to Portugal.
Rooney limped off with a metatarsal injury after just 27 minutes following a tangle with Portugal's Jorge Andrade.
"It's the same injury as David Beckham had before the World Cup, he will be out for maybe a month," said England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Rooney tried to continue but was eventually replaced by Darius Vassell.
The 18-year-old Everton striker had been England's star of the tournament so far, having scored four goals.
He was taken to hospital for an X-ray on his foot immediately after leaving the pitch.
England striker Wayne Rooney will be out of action for up to a month after suffering a broken bone in his foot in the quarter-final defeat to Portugal.
Rooney limped off with a metatarsal injury after just 27 minutes following a tangle with Portugal's Jorge Andrade.
"It's the same injury as David Beckham had before the World Cup, he will be out for maybe a month," said England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Rooney tried to continue but was eventually replaced by Darius Vassell.
The 18-year-old Everton striker had been England's star of the tournament so far, having scored four goals.
He was taken to hospital for an X-ray on his foot immediately after leaving the pitch.