English footballers and their feet

[chirpychirpy]

After all the problems Wayne Rooney has had with his feet, why doesn't he wear specially reinforced boots? Why is it only English footballers who go down with severe injuries to their feet prior to World Cup tournamenbts?

[R1Geezer]

cos they wear Bl00dy carpet slippers, eh oop, never appened in my day, obnail b00ts we ad, ball were leather tied oop wi pianno wire, bl00dy centre arrf ed end up wi concussion. Look warrappenns now when thee score tut goal, all that poncin about ki55ing, bunch a pooofs, all yer got in my day werea good solid andshake........

[bibblebub]

Perhaps if the other home nations were good enough to qualify for the finals then it might happen to them too.

[jno]

leather balls? Loooxury. Concrete blocks where I was.

[Justincider]

It does happen just as frequently to other nations players. It's just not news worthy in this country.

[Gromit]

The English game is faster and more physical than our continental counterparts. Watching Spanish and Italian domestic matches is the best cure for insomnia, and why many foreign players are a flop in the Premiership.

[mark01]

To be fair, the injury he picked up last night had nothing to do with his boots.

[McMouse]

When them leather balls got wet and you went for a header from a corner kick yer spine nearly went through the top of yer head.