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England manager Roy Hodgson is miffed by what he regards as a national "obsession" with Wayne Rooney.
Hodgson was full of praise for Rooney after the Peru victory, hailing the 28-year-old's drive, commitment and energy in a briefing for Sunday newspapers.

So the England manager became agitated when the subject of Rooney, and how he did not perform as well as his replacement Raheem Sterling, was first topic on the agenda.

"I think it's a bit sad that the country is so Wayne Rooney-obsessed," Hodgson said.

Wayne Rooney set for place on the bench for England's World Cup warm-up match against Ecuador
Roy Hodgson will drop Rooney as part of his pre-World Cup preparations after a largely ineffective performance against Peru

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England's hooligans required to surrender passports ahead of World Cup
Police have ordered over 1,400 England football hooligans to hand in their passports in an attempt to stop them travelling to the World Cup in Brazil.

The hooligans have until Tuesday to surrender their passports