2007/08 England Home Football Shirt Rooney #9 (S)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. A little wear to the motif on the sleeve

Size: Adult Small

Chest Measurement: 35-37 Inches / 90-95 CM

Manufacturer: Umbro

Colour: White, navy & red trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2007/2008 & 2008/2009

Player: Wayne Rooney

Patches: N/A

Official Umbro England home football shirt from the 2007/08 international season. Complete with Rooney #9 on the front & back of the shirt in official lettering.

The condition of this original football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. A little wear to the motif on the sleeve (see photos).

Following a foot injury in an April 2006 Premier League match, Rooney faced a race to fitness for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. England attempted to hasten his recovery with the use of an oxygen tent, which allowed Rooney to enter a group match against Trinidad and Tobago and start the next match against Sweden. However, he never got back into game shape and went scoreless as England bowed out in the quarter-finals, again on penalty kicks.

Rooney was red-carded in the 62nd minute of the quarter-final for stamping on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho as both attempted to gain possession of the ball, an incident that occurred right in front of referee Horacio Elizondo. Rooney's Manchester United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo openly protested his actions, and was in turn shoved by Rooney. 

Elizondo sent Rooney off, after which Ronaldo was seen winking at the Portugal bench. Rooney denied intentionally targeting Carvalho in a statement on 3 July, adding, "I bear no ill feeling to Cristiano but I'm disappointed that he chose to get involved. I suppose I do, though, have to remember that on that particular occasion we were not teammates." Elizondo confirmed the next day that Rooney was dismissed solely for the infraction on Carvalho. Rooney was fined CHF5,000 for the incident.