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Rooney has to remember he is an icon and an example to youth.

— Marco van Basten

Footballers rely on a healthy banking industry. Our careers are short and what we put away during our playing days is relied upon for…

— David James

A lot can be written and said about Ambassador Dan Rooney, his greatness, all of which I'm sure is true.

— Mike Tomlin

The treatment of Wayne Rooney told me something about the way England fans view the national team.

— Sven-Goran Eriksson

When you become England manager, the change in profile and interest in what you're doing is on another level.

— Gareth Southgate

There have been more things wrong with England than just Wayne Rooney in the last few years.

— Michael Owen

I was growing up watching Rooney as an England legend and as one of the top players in England in my lifetime.

— Jordan Pickford

It's crazy, I never thought I would see Wayne Rooney in the Championship. I thought he could have gone to Asia and earned a…

— Darren Bent

Rooney has those things that you cannot teach players - the positions he takes up just behind the front men is a European trait,

— John Toshack

I looked up to Rooney and he had played for Everton when he was 16 and I wanted to do the same.

— Ross Barkley

In England, Rooney is a world-class footballer in the world.

— Paul Merson

It's an incredible privilege to be the England manager, but when you sit and think about the people who have got to this point…

— Gareth Southgate