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Joe Mewis

‘Rooney’s injury in 2004 was one of those sliding doors moments. If England are going to win the World Cup this year, they’re going to need those moments to go for them’ Joe Cole and Ashley Cole on the role fate will play this summer

Wayne Rooney of England, Euro 2004.

For England fans of a certain age, Euro 2004 remains one of the Three Lions’ most memorable tournaments of the modern era.

This was largely down to the performances of a teenage Wayne Rooney, who announced himself to an international audience with a string of fearless, breathtaking showings, as what would soon be dubbed the ‘golden generation’ began to dream of ending England’s long wait for a major trophy.

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