The strict Salutary Neglect policy arose from Great Britain’s endeavor to promote prosperity within the Colonies. This act was endorsed by St. Andrews Episcopal, and existed from 1607-1763. It was enacted in an attempt to limit English control over the American Colonies by permitting more freedoms to the pilgrims. This policy imperatively developed American society in legislative assemblies, commerce, and religion.

Salutary Neglect led to the formation of legislative assemblies within the colonies due to the lack of governing influence in North America. Citizens exercised their newfound freedom and formed legislative assemblies leading to the establishment of their own government. The movement towards a governmental system by legislative assemblies was provoked by the unjust rule of the British monarchy. The English colonists’ strived to achieve a Democratic government of choice, distinctly separate and essentially improved upon from the heredity of a malicious monarchy. These diligent efforts led to the formation of the House of Burgesses in 1619, the leading sovereign government; additionally they led to the creation of the Mayflower Compact, which would later form the American Constitution.

Salutary Neglect’s influence on the colonies was crucial to the development of many aspects within the American society; of course commerce was no exception. The newly established freedoms in legislature were responsible for managing colonial commerce, which relied profoundly upon the Triangular Trade, foreign trade, and colonial trade. Though the British tried to control colonial trade with the Navigation Acts in 1650, procrastinated enforcement of these policies disrupted foreign trade, and severely angered colonists. The necessities so bountifully relied upon, along with the trade relations amongst fellow countries had been severed by the ravenous ways of England.

The effect of Great Britain’s Salutary Neglect policy on American society had a devastating impact on religion within the colonies. Primarily, colonists experienced extraordinary religious tolerance and freedom. Elated by their divergence from the Church of England new spiritual liberties led Puritan colonists to desirably center the importance of open creed. With this perception focused in the minds of the colonists The Great Awakening commenced, spreading renown amongst the colonies, people flocked to the churches seeking salvation without persecution. In the early 1730’s, this revelation toward the protestant religion, which had been taxed and unfairly elevated within England for the past decades, was finally concluded. Colonists could devout their beings into the divine sanctity of the “Holy Spirit”, and achieve salvation in their own manner. The freedom of worship revitalized the colonists who had been chronically oppressed by the fallaciously greedy ideas of the Church of England were abolished to the new world.

Religious persecution toward the pilgrims forced them to migrate from the inadequate religious foundation and vicious tariffs of England. The colonist had to break free from England’s distant dictatorship and excel on a pure set of freedoms, which still divide the world in major differences; defending and fighting for these arguable entities create our individuality. Developing the liberation of Democratic government has made the colonies unique, and for that uniqueness the colonists fought. From Plymouth Rock, to the first representative government of the new world, House of Burgees, to all those that died of dysentery and smallpox colonist fought, colonist fought to impede the formation of the United States of England.

Stonehenge

During the Megalithic Culture gigantic circles of stones appeared. They are found on the islands and coast lands of North Western Europe. They are also found on the Canary Islands and North Africa.

The stones were erected in the shape of concentric circles and spiral patterns.

In Germany they are called ‘Trojaburgen’ or ‘Walburger’. In England they were known as ‘Troy, Towns.’ In Sweden they were known as ‘Trojeberg’ or ‘Trelleborg.’

Many believe they are ancient Sun Temples. Every where these ancient sites are found sacred dances, depicting the Earths orbit around the Sun, have been preserved. This dance is told in stories and customs of the Swedes, Danes, North Germans and English.

Perhaps the most famous of these Stone Sites is Stonehenge in Southern England. It was built in three phases. Phase one was only a circular bank and ditch. Phase two was the erection of two concentric rings of ‘bluestones.’

In phase three, Stonehenge was completely rebuilt.

There is a great deal of Archaeological evidence that in 1500 BC, colonists from Jutland (Vikings) inhabited a large part of England. Many graves turn up Viking battle axes,as well as lancet-shaped flint daggers, pottery and amber. These all came from Jutland. Viking Bronze swords were very popular in England at this time as well.

The rebuilding of StoneHenge was done by the colonists of Jutland about 1500BC. The bluestones were moved away and a hole marked the center of the site.A circle of 29.5 meters was measured and thirty stones were erected upright. Holes were dug so that the tops were even. Lintels were placed across the top of the stones. This formed a closed ring. The bulestones were re-erected where they remain today.

Outside the outer circle stands the ‘Heel Stone.’ The Sun rises over the ‘Heel Stone’ on the longest day of the year, the Summer Solstice.

May historians suppose that Stonehenge is the temple of the Hyperborians. These were people who lived far to the North, beyond the point where the North wind (Boreas) blows. These were our Viking, or Nosemen, ancestors.

In Hyperbonia there were ‘Troy Towns,’ stones placed in concentric circles.

In the Prose Edda the greatest ‘Troy Town’ on the Northern Gods/Goddesses is called ‘Asgard.’ The temple of the Hyperborians and Asgard were built as ‘Troy Towns.’

In the land of the Hyperborians is the Cimbrian Peninsula called Jutland.

Since StoneHenge in England was most likely reconstructed by the Hyperborians (colonists from Jutland) in 1500 BC, they would have naturally have modeled it after the temple of their homeland.

In Nordic culture there are many designs worked on Ritual Stones or Bronze that are identical with the stone circles.

What Plato describes as the holiest shrine of the Atlanteans, is in Walberg, surrounded by regularly drawn circles. Plato said that Walbergern or ‘Troy Towns’ were ancient “Sun Temples.”

Our ancestors, the Vikings, the Hyperborians, the North Sea People, the Northern European people, the Nordic-Germanic races shed light wisdom and culture through out the world. We have evidence dating as far back as 1500 BC that this is true. Why have the the North Men, been reduced by historians to drunken, debauched marauders? Why has the real story not been shouted from the roof tops?

Introduction

In this critique of 1066: The Year of the Conquest, I will identify Howarth’s purpose in writing this book and discuss how well he fulfilled his purpose. Also I will evaluate the merits and shortcomings of this book in relation to the themes, sources used, and the author’s writing style.

Author’s Theme

Howarth’s 1066 was a description of the “tremendous drama [in England] that began on January 6 with the burial of King Edward in Westminster Abbey, and ended on Christmas Day in the same place with the coronation of King William” (7). Howarth balances his book by offering insights into the lives and characters of all people in England, from the peasants to the ruling classes, before and after the conquest.

Author’s Purpose

Howarth states that was “not meant to be read as a work of scholarship, only as an evocation of the excitement, pleasures, and miseries of that year” (7). Howarth acknowledges the difficulty of ascertaining a strictly factual account of a time in which sources were scarce and/or biased. Because of this, Howarth necessarily had to make some assumptions and conclusions in his account of the conquest.

Taken as a whole, I believe this was a good text on the Norman Conquest. Even though I find some of his conclusions suspect, the book is written in a manner to entertain, while also offering valuable information about the lives of medieval peoples during one of the most important dates in Western history.

The Bahamas are a good example of what most people think of when someone talks about an island paradise. The islands have had an exciting history, with illegal activities and periods of economic prosperity and poverty.

The history of the Bahamas begins with the Lukku-cairi who were the first settlers on the islands. They were originally from South America and settled the islands around the 9th century AD after they wandered up through the Caribbean to the Bahamas. They were also known by a couple of other names, the Lucayans, the Arawaks or, as Columbus mistakenly called them in, Indians. Columbus was mistaken in naming them, because he thought he had landed in the East Indies and designated the natives as Indians.

The islands were also known for piracy, since the location of the islands was ideal for illegal activities. Many famous pirates such as Blackbeard and Anne Bonney were in the Bahamas for at least part of their careers. Generally, the pirates would lure ships into the shallow waters near the islands and when they were grounded, they would raid the ships. In 1670 England claimed the islands as their territory. Even then, with the greatest navy at the time, Britain was helpless to stop the pirates. In 1718 the first governor of the islands took over and managed to drive the pirates out. At that point, England recognized the Bahamas as an official colony.

Officially, piracy was over. However, during England’s war with Spain and during the American Revolution, an official form of piracy, privateering, continued in the islands. Privateering was sanctioned by the government and brought sporadic periods of prosperity to the islands. In May 1782, Spain took the Bahamas from the British after the Spanish had entered the American Revolution, siding with the Americans. With the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1783 however, Spain gave the Bahamas back the England.

With the end of the Revolutionary War, some southerners who had remained loyal to England left the newly formed United States and relocated to the Bahamas, bringing their slaves with them. These settlers began to grown cotton in the Bahamas under the protection the British government. When the American Civil War began, the Union navy attempted to blockade the Bahamas. The Civil War was a prosperous time for the Bahamas, as the residents began running cotton from the Confederacy to England and even managed to send equipment to the Confederacy.

After the Civil War, things calmed down somewhat in the Bahamas. With the advent of prohibition in the United States, the Bahamas prospered yet again as the area became a base for illegal alcohol running to the States. With the repeal of Prohibition however, yet again the islands experienced a period of economic uncertainty.

With the advent of World War II, the Bahamas began to play a new role. The islands became a way-station for jets and navy ships in the Atlantic. As the war ended a new more prosperous adventure began. The islands began to be recognized as a desirable tourist destination and visitors began to bring new life to the economy of the islands. In the 1950s, when Cuba was closed to American tourists, the Bahamas became an alternative destination for those who wanted to visit the area.

In 1964, England gave the islands the ability to govern themselves and changed them from a colony to a Commonwealth in 1969. By 1973 the Commonwealth of the Bahamas became independent within the Commonwealth, but decided to keep Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state.

The Bahamas have had a definite pattern of ups and downs through the years. Throughout its history, the Bahamas have had periods of great economic prosperity (usually through illegal activities or at least questionable ones) and then periods of economic stagnation. Today, the Bahamas are probably better known as a tourist destination due to its beautiful scenery.

Revolting peasants were nothing new in England, but there did seem to be more of them these days since the British Union of Revolutionary Peasantry (BURP) had been formed by Thomas Belcher. BURP rallies were sometimes supported by the League for Improved Coinage in England (LICE) with banners calling for, ‘Golden Heads on Golden Coins.’ King Freddie decided to do something to make himself more popular so he called his Prime Minister, Merlin the Whirlin, for a consultation. Merlin suggested that it might be a good idea to hold a referendum as people liked to feel that they were being consulted on an important national issue.

‘A referendum about what?’ asked Freddie.

‘Oh I don’t know; let’s say about whose head should be on our coins. That should be acceptable to LICE.’

‘You mean my head might not be on the coins anymore?’

‘Don’t worry, we’ll put out loads of government propaganda, swamp the news media with spin and get all the town criers on our side.’

‘Do you think we can win?’

‘No, but we can give it a good try.’

‘I don’t want to lose.’

‘No, but you want to be popular. Losing your head could be the most popular thing you’ve done since you sacked Cuthbert as patron saint.’

‘I still don’t think I want a referendum that could lose me my head.’

‘How about if we keep your head but put another head on the other side of the coin?’

‘The side you call tails at cricket?’

‘That’s right, then we could hold a national vote on whose head we should use.’

‘Harold of Monmouth would win.’

‘Not necessarily, we have a few other handsome men in England and Wales; George’s man Jack quite fancies his chances, and then there’s Cuthbert. We could draw up a shortlist and let the whole population vote in the final selection.’

‘How will we let the people see the different heads?’

‘Let’s say we have a shortlist of six. We will design six gold coins, each with your head on one side and one of the six different heads on the other. Then we will mint one hundred of each of the six coins and put them on display in all the major towns and cities.’

‘How will they be displayed?’

‘At each location, people will see a row of six coins showing the six different heads.’

‘My head won’t be shown?’

‘Your head doesn’t need to be shown, and if it was, nobody would come to see the coins.’

‘So how do we select a shortlist?’

‘I suggest that we ask each town and city to hold a handsome head contest and select the best to go forward to regional contests. Then the winners of the regional contests will come to London for the final selection of the super six.’

‘What a splendid idea, I am sure the contest will raise morale and boost my popularity,’ said Freddie.

‘Yes, I think it will raise morale,’ said Merlin.

As you probably know, soccer is the most played, watched and televised sport in the history of mankind. According to FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) there are currently 270 million people that are actively involved in the game of football. (That is about 4% of the world population) So why has this sport become such a grand interest for me and people alike? What is the history behind this widely spectated event?

Soccer which is referred as “football association” in Wikipedia is a sport that has roots dating back to the 2nd and 3rd century. The earliest form is said to have originated in China; a game called “cuju”. FIFA, the governing body of football, officially stated that China was the birthplace of its game in 2004.

In the latter decades, many other forms of the sport have been spotted in other regions of the world, such as “Harpastum” (Roman), “Kemari” (Japan), and “Knattleikr”. (Iceland) These games were of course a lot different from what modern football is all about. It was not until the 19th century that various forms of football became somewhat an organized event played mostly by prestigious public schools in England. There was much improvement in the course of the sport when Thomas Arnold (head of the ‘Rugby School’ helped to establish the first standardized rules of Rugby.

In Rugby, they allowed players to kick opponents legs below the knees (which was banned in the later years), handling the ball was also permitted. Following this development, football and rugby split on December, 1863. The modern game of football was born in England with the formation of the F.A. (Football Association) which is the governing body of football in England. Ebenezer Cobb Morley was a founding member of the Football Association in which he stressed out the importance of a governing body for football. After the F.A. was established he laid down the “Laws of football” that implemented the rules the game is played today. On January 9th, 1864, the first exhibition football game was played at the Battersea Park. In only eight years, the F.A. had 50 member clubs and grew rapidly allowing a competition to emerge in 1972. The F.A. Cup is the first football competition and in England regarded as the most prestigious one. The ‘Wanderers’ were the first team to win the cup, beating the ‘Royal Engineers’ 1-0.

Football popularized slowly in other countries with the help of British influence. It was not until 1889, other countries (Netherlands and Denmark) would embrace this wonderful game. Football started growing rapidly with the following countries; New Zealand (1891), Argentina (1893), Chile, Switzerland, Belgium (1895), Italy (1898), Germany, Uruguay (1900), and Hungary (1901) adopting football associations of their own.

In 1904, FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) was formed in Paris to regulate international fixtures and there were seven founding members (France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland). The first international football competition was introduced at the 1908 London Summer Olympics with Great Britain winning gold, Denmark silver and the Netherlands bronze. The emergence of World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945) brought the growing sport to a halt resuming years after the war. By 1950, FIFA had 51 member countries. Before the creation of the World Cup (the most prestigious football competition), FIFA organized a football competition within the Summer Olympics. In 1930, FIFA would manage their own tournament in Uruguay; the host nation to be the first football team to have won the cup that would be the most spectated than any other professional tournament today.

Football today, is a much growing sport with 208 national teams recognized by FIFA, in addition there are thousands of club teams competing with each other in various leagues and cups for global dominance. The sport has become an addiction for many people around the world, helping nations and people get together as they cheer their team away hoping one day, their team will bring home a trophy. The future of football always has room for improvement and hopefully will grow interest in the U.S. as elsewhere. “Fair-play” is the name of the game.

The village of Eziama was like England

From early morning people would troop in, some from far away, to hear him sing— ‘Eziama is a village like the rural areas of England—‘

Occasionally, when he felt kindness in his heart, he would shout out to his son, Lazarus, ‘Bring kola nut and alligator pepper.’ Laz knew where to find kola nut and alligator pepper, and how to bring them. Then Papa would invoke the ancestors, speak a few sentences in idioms, break the kola nuts and pass them around.

He never minded when the visitors challenged him, or even when they pointedly said, ‘Our elder, Papa Sylvester Ughere, you sing about England even though you have not set foot in it.’

‘Just because I haven’t been to England does not mean I can’t imagine England; how many times must I tell you’ and he would point fingers at the withdrawn faces of his visitors, ‘that an old man knows nearly as much as God?’

With their mouths busy chewing nuts and pepper, the visitors would back off and continue to listen to the song of how the village of Eziama is so beautiful, and how Eziama shall stay beautiful forever.

It wasn’t like anybody doubted how serene Eziama village was. Though the houses were clustered, small, dense shrubs separated one cluster from another. Mango, pear, and cashew occupied Eziama like vagabonds, their branches and their leaves crossing over to lean and kiss without permission.

Palm trees, coconut trees and breadfruit trees towered overhead. Kola nut trees, groundnut plants, cassava leaves, cocoyam and other creeping plants occupied the ground and the spaces above.

Now and then tall, majestic trees called ‘orji’ would shoot off into the heavens, adults calling on children to watch as their top branches swayed with the gentle movements of the rarely seen African eagles.

Still, there were many places in Eziama where termites found spaces to build hillocks, from where they sent out soldiers to roam freely.

From Papa Ughere’s living room, if the visitors looked, even casually, through one of the wooden side windows, past a few trees, they would see Kamsi Udumiri.

Kamsi was the man who married a woman so beautiful the people of Eziama wondered if such a being had any need to sit on the toilet. Together, Kamsi and the beauty had one daughter and four sons. Idoh was the first of the sons, and Gilbert the last.

Before the war, Eziama had generous soil, and every man and women knew how to use hoes, machetes and sickles. Men who did not farm still did something practical; they healed with herbs, they set the broken bones of children who had fallen from palm trees, and some became rainmakers.

A few years later, once a single strand of hairs showed up under Idoh’s chin, Kamsi summoned him. ‘My son, this land is no longer as productive as it once was; besides, “nobody stands still to watch a masquerade.”‘

With that understood, Idoh packed and left Eziama. He settled fifty miles away, in the town of Onitsha. Soon he had achieved enough to do what every father in Eziama could be proud of. He married, had children and built a house, whose front gate was guarded by two ornamental creatures. With their mouths open and blood dripping from the corners, people quickened their pace when they walked by.

Lazarus knew his days in the village were over when Idoh left. ‘You are growing so rapidly, like a weed, that this house can no longer contain father and son,’ Ughere told him one night, after the last guest had gone and his voice was hoarse from admiring Eziama.

A week or so passed, and Ughere sent Lazarus to a missionary school. From there he later went to the University of Nigeria Nsukka, where he learned the mysteries of European healing.

July 1967: Everything changed for Lazarus. Nsukka came under artillery bombardment by an infantry battalion of the Nigerian armed forces. Doctor Laz was among the last to leave, only departing when the town was under the daily barrage of artillery shells and vultures began to descend from the sky.

October 1967: On the rumor that Nigerian armed forces were shooting their way from the town of Asaba and would attempt to enter Onitsha via the Niger Bridge, Idoh first sent his wife and his children home. Days went by and it occurred to him that he too must leave for Eziama.

Suddenly Eziama became a melting point. Many years had passed since Idoh and Laz saw each other. Like friends do under unusual circumstances, they were eager to reach back to the past. Initially they met very often, but later less frequently as the war moved closer, from the towns to the villages.

For many months after the war began, the young men who were the only perfect fit for battle had bled and died. In the absence of any more young men, the recruiters began conscripting teenage boys before they could grow a single strand of hair under the armpit. A few days later they also began conscripting old men, already constrained by arthritis.

Every day they spent hiding from recruiters. Certain nights Idoh would take the backyard bush path to meet Lazarus. They would talk about Eziama when they were kids. How they would wrestle in the woods; how they would peel the back of coconuts and take turns to slam them on a dug-out hole in the ground, looking to see who was strong enough to crack it open first; how they would walk the narrow street in front of Idoh’s house, which twisted like a long, curled snake, and how their mission to reach the two low stone platforms that marked the end of the narrow road seemed interminable.

Laz would remember how, on the low platform, they would sit side by side trying to figure out where next to wander, whether to go down to Orie Market or to go to Iyiba stream, but still not deciding until darkness enveloped them. They would only react with a dash home when a long cane at the end of an invisible hand whacked first Idoh across the head, and then Lazarus.

FIFA world cup results can be considered to be the most awaited news in the world. Every media channel and press eagerly waits to publish and broadcast the outcomes of this most popular sport event. In Western countries, soccer is considered as a religion and people religiously worship this particular game. The fans always prefer to check out the last page of any journal i.e. the sports part. When it comes to online TV, people usually prefer to watch the sports channels in order to grab the latest updates and news. Before the 2010 tournament, Mexico and England had a friendly match recently. This was a sort of warm up match in order to get prepared for the forthcoming event, which is scheduled to be started on 11th June. This time South Africa is going to host the world cup.

In this match, England team was coached by Fabio Capello. The former team easily defeated the Mexican team by 3-1. Ledley King had a comeback in the winning team. He had scored his second goal for his team. Peter Crouch, better known as Robot managed to score at a close range after a header from Rooney. However, Mexico was not left behind, as within seconds the losing team fought back, when Guillermo Franco managed to score a goal. The final goal in the match was scored by Glen Johnson. It was his first international goal and this led England to victory with 3-1 points. Now England will be playing her final match against Japan before the world cup. The game is scheduled to be held in Graz.

Italian football news is always in the limelight. One country that always strikes one’s mind, while thinking of soccer is Italy. The world cup fever has already started to gain momentum. Jose Mourinho recently announced that from now onwards he would be supporting the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, where his team, Milan had just won the Champions League. Earlier, the audience was already given a chance to watch its hero, Christiano Ronaldo in his full spirits. The same enthusiasm is still afresh in the minds of the Italian audience in order to witness another enthralling match.

Bankruptcy is defined as “a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay its creditors”. Though a less-than-pleasant experience, it is often an unavoidable step that enables the debtor to make a fresh start and the creditor to recoup at least part of the debt. Bankruptcy has got a lot of coverage in recent times, especially with the worst recession since the Great Depression of 1929 assailing world economy. However, the history of bankruptcy dates back at least 500 years to medieval England.

Before we embark on a journey through time to trace bankruptcy’s roots, its important to know the origin of the word. The word “bankrupt” originates from the ancient Latin bancus (a bench or table), and ruptus (broken). Ancient bankers used to conduct their business at a bench in public places like marketplaces and fairs. When a banker failed, his bench (bancus) was broken (ruptus) to advertise to the public that he was no longer in a condition to do business. Even today, the word “bankrupt” means the inability of an individual or company to do business.

The first bankruptcy law was enacted in England in 1542 during the reign of Henry VIII, and was heavily biased against the debtor where he could be jailed and all his assets seized. With time, the law was relaxed to allow debtors out of prison, many of whom promptly fled to the debtors colonies in Georgia and Texas. Even as imprisonment became rarer in the 1800s, collusive bankruptcy (agreed upon by creditor and debtor) became legal in 1825. Voluntary bankruptcy was authorized in England in 1849.

When the United States Constitution was adopted in 1789, bankruptcy was specifically mentioned as being subject to federal law. The first US bankruptcy law was passed in 1800 and provided only for involuntary proceedings. Voluntary bankruptcy was legalized in 1841 and its scope expanded by subsequent legislation in 1898 and 1938. The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, commonly known as the Bankruptcy Code, made major changes to bankruptcy law.

There was considerable confusion on the overlapping and conflicting jurisdictions of the new court structure, and an “Emergency Rule” had to adopt by the courts. This rule remained in effect until enactment of the 1984 legislation on July 10, 1984 when the Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act was implemented. Consequently, new bankruptcy courts were allowed to exercise the entire subject matter jurisdiction of the district courts, subject to certain limitations.

In 1986, the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act made considerable changes relating to family farmers and established a permanent trustee system. In recent years, the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 has enacted changes that affect the mortgage banking industry. At present, there exist six types of bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Code, located at Title 11 of the United States Code:

1. Chapter 7 – straight bankruptcy for basic liquidation.

2. Chapter 9 – municipal bankruptcy to resolve municipal debts.

3. Chapter 11 – corporate bankruptcy for restructuring.

4. Chapter 12 – family farmers and fishermen bankruptcy.

5. Chapter 13 – wage earner bankruptcy for regular income earners.

6. Chapter 15 – international bankruptcy to allow foreign debtors to clear debts.

His full name is Wayne Mark Rooney. He was born Croxteth, Liverpool, England on 24 October 1985. He is a professional soccer player who plays for his national team of England and for Premier League club Manchester United. His playing position in the field is as a striker. From his early age, his aptitude on the arena was hard to overlook. In his age of 9, Rooney caught the consideration of a scout with the Everton Football Club.

During his soccer career with some clubs, Rooney played for Everton (2002-2004) with 67 appearances, and for Manchester United (2004- ) with 189 appearances. Alex Ferguson ever said about him: “I am very excited, I think we have got the best young player this country has seen in the past 30 years”.

With his national team, he made his first appearance in 2003. And at UEFA Euro 2004, Rooney became the competition’s youngest goals corer for a short time. Rooney is regularly chosen for the England side and also attributed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Some of his honors with club of Manchester United are Premier League (2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009), League Cup (2005-2006, 2009-2010), FA Community Shield (2007, 2010), UEFA Champions League (2007-2008), FIFA Club World Cup (2008). And as individual player, he won BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year (2002), Bravo Award (2003), UEFA Euro 2004, FIFPro World Young Player of the Year (2004-2005), Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (2005-2006, 2009-2010), FWA Footballer of the Year (2009-2010), PFA Players’ Player of the Year (2009-2010), PFA Young Player of the Year (2004-2005, 2005-2006), PFA Fans’ Player of the Year (2005-2006, 2009-2010), PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2005-2006, 2009-2010), FA Premier League Player of the Month (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010), Barclays Player of the Season (2009-2010), FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball (2008), and England Player of the Year (2008, 2009).