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Rooney`s Place in England Team to be Decided on May 25

Wayne Rooney`s D-day is approaching with May 25 being the day England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson gets a better idea of the 20-year-old player`s odds of playing in the upcoming World Cup in Germany. Rooney is recovering from leg injury and Eriksson will get details regarding his progress. Eriksson will have until June 9 ? the day before England?s opening group game with Paraguay ? to make any final decision on the Manchester United star.

Eriksson said: ?Wayne will have a scan on May 25. At least we will know much more how the situation is regarding him after that date. I don?t have a date for when Rooney will join the England squad. It is difficult to say but we will know much more after that scan. Hopefully it is good news. I spoke to Wayne last week and he is working and doing everything he has been asked to do ? and maybe even more than that. I have always been positive, not because of medical reasons but because he will do absolutely everything to try to get fit as quickly as possible.?

Eriksson revealed Rooney is not even contemplating the possibility of losing his fitness battle after sustaining the injury against Chelsea on the penultimate weekend of the season at Stamford Bridge. Once Eriksson has a clearer picture of Rooney?s fitness, he can decide whether he has to adopt a different tactical style this summer, particularly in the latter stages of the tournament.