LONDON -- The suspicion is that it will all end in tears.
At the moment Wayne Rooney is the toast of England after his goals did much to set up the memorable Euro 2004 quarterfinal against host Portugal in Lisbon, but the teenager may find, as Paul Gascoigne did, that talent alone is not enough on Planet Football.
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