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deeuu
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 Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:47 pm Post subject: Make way Stephen Hawking |
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Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has signed the biggest sports book deal in publishing history.
The 20-year-old has agreed a 12-year contract with HarperCollins to write a minimum of five books for an advance of £5m plus royalties.
Rooney's first book will hit the shelves at the end of July 2006 and will be an autobiography of his life so far, including this summer's World Cup.
"It will be good for people to hear things from me for once," Rooney said.
"When they talk to me, people say, 'I didn't expect you to be how you are'.
"Hopefully I can put that across to people. They think I'm a different person to what I am. I'm just a normal young lad who plays football.
"I'll be talking about my life in football and other things as well. There will be a few surprises in there."
The follow-up books will cover the rest of Rooney's playing career and there will also be a Wayne Rooney Annual published in the autumn of 2006, aimed at younger fans.
Rooney made his debut for Everton aged 16 in 2002, became the youngest England international a year later and joined Manchester United for £20m in 2004. |
Probably set book for 2009 GCSE  
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MacPhail
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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He'll be even more unbearable when Tony gives him (and the rest of the squad, coaches, tealadies etc) an MBE for England reaching the Quarter-Finals in Germany.
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LondonVillageRed
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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| MacPhail wrote: |
| He'll be even more unbearable when Tony gives him (and the rest of the squad, coaches, tealadies etc) an MBE for England reaching the Quarter-Finals in Germany. |
I'm sick of these Jocks continually talking up England's chances.
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MacPhail
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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| LondonVillageRed wrote: |
| MacPhail wrote: |
| He'll be even more unbearable when Tony gives him (and the rest of the squad, coaches, tealadies etc) an MBE for England reaching the Quarter-Finals in Germany. |
I'm sick of these Jocks continually talking up England's chances.
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I was trying to be nice. 
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