I have to say I am amazed, since it was supposed that Rooney will not be able to recover until the start of the knock-out stages of the World Cup.

Well, it seems I have been mistaking. England’s doctor says that Rooney is making a perfect recovery.

Rooney has been injured since April 29th, when he broke a bone in his right foot in a Premiership match and was not expected to be able to play in the Group matches for England. Now, he might even just make it there.

Rooney has been riding a bicycle and spending time in an oxygen chamber to speed up recovery, but hasn’t kicked a ball yet.

“He is not allowed to do that or anything else that could make his foot worse before Thursday’s examination,” Sward said. “But he can put pressure on his foot now with the special protection he is wearing.

Source: tsn.ca