Rooney: I'd Repeat 2006 World Cup Red Card Foul
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- Wayne Rooney reflects on his red card in the 2006 World Cup quarter-final against Portugal, stating 20 years on that he "would have done the same to get him sent off"
- The retrospective also covers Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to the incident, with Ronaldo identified in the piece as Rooney's then-Manchester United teammate
Why it matters: Rooney's stated willingness to repeat the deliberate foul 20 years later preserves one of the World Cup's most debated red cards as a defining moment rather than a regretted one, while Ronaldo's reaction — captured by his United teammate at the time — ties the incident directly to the pair's Old Trafford relationship.
