Fans favour Rooney as England skipper

England’s football mad fans want Manchester United star Wayne Rooney to captain their national team. According to a recent poll, John Terry is no longer seen as the right man to lead the team in the World Cup later this year, with Rooney the supporters' choice to wear the armband. Rooney was red-carded in disgrace at the 2006 World Cup but seems to have put his hot-headed ways behind him in recent years after getting married and becoming a father. His case for the national captaincy has been given further credence as he has almost singlehandedly led United's title challenge this season following the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez. Rooney has hit 21 goals this season. In the poll by Asylum magazine, Rooney received 7,072 and Terry 6,745 with Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard coming third on 5,094.