9 unbelievable Wayne Rooney career moments

#4 Unbridled passion

Rooney plays with unbridled passion, and sometimes it boils over

For all who have grown up watching Wazza, they will attest to this. Rooney plays on the edge and it's exhilarating, but at times - especially before becoming a father, it has landed him in hot water.

Be it the lash-out around the nether region of Portugal’s Carvalho at the 2006 World Cup (remember the despicable Ronaldo eye-wink!), or the not-so-well received applause at the Swedish referee against Villarreal.

Wayne Rooney is not for the faint of heart ,with horrible gashes (DC United vs Colarado Rapids), ghastly lunges (against Ronaldo in an Everton Shirt), and even missed haymakers (McCarthy in Wigan vs Manchester United), all a big part of Wayne’s World.