The Sun's Treatment of Wayne Rooney Is Barmy Even by Its Own Standards

Spectator, The; London › July 31, 2009

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One might have thought that the NoW had got everything out of young Wayne that it was possible to do, but the Sun seized the baton with enthusiasm on Monday, presumably because the [Rupert Murdoch] chequebook had been lavished and the newspaper felt that it should try to get its money's worth. We were treated to more stories about Wayne and [Colleen], as well as an encomium by Wayne to his new mentor, [David Beckham].

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The Sun's Treatment of Wayne Rooney Is Barmy Even by Its Own Standards

Gentle readers of this column may not see the News of the World or the Sun very often, so they may he unaware that both Murdoch papers have gone bonkers in the grip of Rooney-mania. It started on Sunday with the News of the World devoting its front page and four inside pages to the life story of the footballer Wayne Rooney. It was c...

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