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The drama of a lifetime was abridged to fit into
Wayne Rooney’s last eight weeks. If the life of Manchester United’s
star striker were to be depicted in a movie for instance, those last
two months will form a major part.

After his dismal outing in South Africa, images
emerged on the internet of Mr Rooney smoking and urinating against a
wall outside a London night club. In the meantime, his poor form
continued for United where he only managed to score one goal all season
– and that from the penalty spot.

Fast forward two weeks and sultry stories of
Rooney’s dalliance with a prostitute when his wife was pregnant
emerges. But just when you thought that his bag of scandals was
exhausted, it emerged on Tuesday that he had asked to be transferred
after declining to sign a new contract. Manchester United manager, Alex
Ferguson looked heart-broken for the first time in a long coaching
career.

Then to the dizzying finale, all in the last 96
hours: a request to leave and speculation on his next destination:
thugs at his gate warning that he must not leave Manchester unless he
wants to die : and then Fridays sudden about-turn when it emerged that
he had signed a new five year contract with the Red Devils.

The amount involved has not been revealed but it
is rumoured that he will get between £120,000 and £150,000 a week. For
all that money, perhaps the drama that accompanied the greatest and
fastest turn-around in football history should have been expected.

And if you did not run out of breath while reading all the above,
then you must have enjoyed the saga of the Englishman known as the
‘White Ronaldo!’