Player of the Week: Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney

• Squad No: 10
• Position: Midfield
• Age: 27
• Birth Date: October 24,1985
• Birth Place: Liverpool
• Height: 5' 10''
• Weight: 175  lbs



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Sport Critics have rated Wayne Rooney in the following categories:
Strengths: Powerful and strong on the ball, Rooney's ability to pick a pass, shoot from distance and unselfishly work for the team is unparalleled in world football. His passion can never been called into question.
Weaknesses: He suffers when the red mist descends and has a propensity to lose his cool in key games. Sometimes an impetuous customer, prone to easy frustration.
Career high: His stunning debut hat-trick for Manchester United is a strong contender, but it cannot top being named as the best player in the country by his fellow professionals, as he scooped the PFA Players' Player of the Year Award in for the 2009-10 season.
Career low: Being sent off against Portugal in the 2006 World Cup for stamping on a rather delicate area of Ricardo Carvalho's, after working so hard to be fit for the tournament following a metatarsal injury.
Style: Powerful, hard-working, passionate; an unselfish superstar.
Quotes: "We all know football players at the top level are blessed with high wages, it's no secret. But Rooney would play for 100 euros-a-week. You can see the fire in his eyes. It's that fire which makes him the best of the best." 2009 World Player of the Year Lionel Messi praises Rooney's passion.
Trivia: Rooney has "Just Enough Education to Perform" tattooed on his right forearm. The line is the title of an album by his favorite band, The Stereophonics.

 

 

Player of the Week: Robin Van Persie

 Robin Van Persie

• Squad No: 11
• Position: Forward
• Age: 29
• Birth Date: August 6,1983
• Birth Place: Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Height: 6' 0''
• Weight: 160  lbs  

Robin Van Persie was little known when he came onto the Arsenal team in 2004. Many people consider him one of the best forwards now. In the the 2006, Van Persie joined the Dutch team to play in the World Cup. He plays best in the role of Arsenal's 4-3-3. Van Persie is prone to injury. In 2009, he was out for five months with injury, but despite this, in 2010, he helped lead the Netherlands to the final.

Sport Critics have rated Robin Van Persie in the following catagories:

Strengths: With pace and skill in abundance, this forward can change a game in an instant with his ability to achieve the improbable. He is technically excellent with the vision to unlock a defense, too.
Weaknesses: His injury problems have been well documented, and perhaps sometimes he takes the difficult option when a simple pass would suffice. Not great in the air and there have also been question marks over his temperament.
Career high: He started every match at the 2010 World Cup including the final, and the season after set goalscoring records for Arsenal.
Career low: An 8-2 defeat to Manchester United in early 2011-12 as newly appointed captain saw him describe the match as one of the worst in his life.
Style: Skillful, technical, precise, a potent striker with a delicate touch.
Quotes: "He is very intelligent and talented but most of all he is passionate about the game. At the start we gave him Dennis Bergkamp as a role model. And he has grown into the Bergkamp role. He is becoming like Dennis in his passing - and he scores more goals than Dennis. He respected Dennis and listened to his advice. " Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger in February 2009.

information found on ESPN FC:

 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/18858/robin-van-persie?cc=5901

Player of the Week: Alex Morgan

Alexandra Patricia Morgan

• Squad No: 13
• Position: Forward
• Age: 23
• Birth Date: July 2,1989
• Birth Place: Diamond Bar, California
• Height: 5' 7''
• Weight: 136.7  lbs  

Alex Morgan is one of the United States National Team's key players. The 2012 Olympics proved to be the young player's best competition. Alongside teammate Abby Wambach, she helped lead the team to win Olympic gold. Most good players start club or premiere soccer at a young age. Morgan did not start until she was 14. She was a multi-sport athlete, playing basketball, volleyball, track, and softball. While at the University of California at Berkeley,she joined the U-17 National team and became a superstar (She did not play college soccer because  of NCAA rules regarding accepting money  for Olympic medals.). You can watch Alex Morgan score goals in the video below. Visit her personal website for pictures, videos, and upcoming events:  alexmorgansoccer.com