SM
Watford vs. Oxford Utd: 1 hr 44 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Wayne Rooney: Auschwitz must be remembered

:Headline: Wayne Rooney: Auschwitz must be remembered: ID:30258: from db_amp
Following a visit to former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz, England's Wayne Rooney admits he was moved by the experience and wants education of the atrocities to continue.

Wayne Rooney has said that young people have to be educated about what happened at concentration camps like Auschwitz.

Rooney, 26, was one of seven England team members to visit the Nazi site, which is around 60km from their Euro 2012 base in Krakow.

Speaking after the visit, Rooney said: "Kids nowadays are interested in footballers. I am sure that will get them interested.

"I am sure all of us who were there will speak of what we have seen. If a few more people understand it that's good."

Accompanied by Phil Jagielka, Joe Hart, Leighton Baines, Theo Walcott, Andy Carroll and Jack Butland, Rooney was struck most by a picture hanging in a building at Auschwitz, that depicted a Nazi officer directing an old man to his death.

"That guy who made all the decisions, whether they lived or died," added Rooney. "He's probably gone home after that, listened to music, had dinner with his family, as if nothing had happened. It's crazy."

Manchester United forward Rooney will miss England's opening two group games at the tournament against France and Sweden because of a ban for kicking out at Montenegro's Miodrag Dzudovic last year.

amp_article__30258 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2012-06-09 11:40:35:
html db last update - 2012-06-09 11:40:35 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Wayne Rooney

Click here for more stories about Manchester United

Share this article now:
Read more about Wayne Rooney Football
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .