Rooney & Ronaldo in PFA Nomination


Young Player?

By Chris O'Brien
April 18 2006

Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo have been nominated for season awards from the Professional Footballers' Association. Rooney has been nominated for the 'Player of the Season' award, and will also stand against Cristiano Ronaldo for the 'Young Player' accolade. New Page 1

United forward Wayne Rooney has been nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association Footballer of the Year Award.

The England international will be up against last year's winner John Terry, his Chelsea team-mates Frank Lampard and Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard and Thierry Henry for the prestigious award.

"Wayne is special and his development under Sir Alex Ferguson has been great to see," said PFA executive Gordon Taylor.

"For a young man he has got such strength and it is all allied to great skill and perception and he is starting to show a lot more maturity too, which I am really pleased about."

The 20-year-old has also been nominated for the 'Young Player' award along with Old Trafford team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo. Tottenham's Aaron Lennon, West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand, Charlton and England striker Darren Bent and Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas are all included within the starlet category, though Rooney is rated a firm favourite to retain this honour after his 2005 success.

The last United player to take the senior PFA award was Ruud Van Nistelrooy in 2002.

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