02.06.2010- Bayern's Turkey star Altintop extends contract

02.06.2010- Barcelona make official bid for Arsenal's Fabregas

02.06.2010- Marseille ready to splash out on Forlan: report

02.06.2010- Former Croatia defender Kovac hangs up his boots

02.06.2010- Redknapp expects Cole to snub Spurs

02.06.2010- Real's Mourinho eyes Gerrard: report

02.06.2010- Bent anguish at England axe

02.06.2010- Red Knights decide to halt United takeover bid

02.06.2010- Cannavaro signs for Dubai's Al-Ahli

02.06.2010- S.Africans learn tongue twister national anthem

25.05.2010- Rooney raring to go despite neck injury

24.05.2010- Milito 'not for sale' as Inter look for new Mourinho

23.05.2010- Mourinho to bid Inter arrivederci, plans Madrid talks

22.05.2010- Van Gaal vows to stick to his attacking ways

22.05.2010- Mourinho makes Inter history

22.05.2010- Milito gives Inter half-time lead in Champions League final

22.05.2010- Party atmosphere ahead of Champions final

21.05.2010- Mourinho backs himself and Van Gaal for history

21.05.2010- Kenyan star Mariga's family in Madrid for Euro final

18.05.2010- Rummenigge consoles Ribery over Euro final ban

16.05.2010- Bayern expects full house for Madrid final screening

15.05.2010- Lille, Lyon on brink of Champions League

14.05.2010- Mourinho rewards camping fan with final ticket

13.05.2010- I want to be the boss, says Rooney

10.05.2010- Rooney injury not serious, Man Utd coach says

06.05.2010- Spurs boss Redknapp plans to take Europe by storm

05.05.2010- Ribery appears at UEFA appeal hearing

04.05.2010- Lescott to miss City's Champions League push

02.05.2010- Inter defeat Lazio, eye fifth successive Italian crown

01.05.2010- Huddlestone keeps Spurs on course for Champions League

30.04.2010- Mancini expecting Villa to go for broke

01.05.2010- Villarreal a stern test for downhearted Barca

01.05.2010- Buoyant Bayern close in on treble dream

30.04.2010- Roo and Rio boost United as Neville gets new deal

30.04.2010- Awards double for Rooney

29.04.2010- Bayern appeal Ribery three-match ban

29.04.2010- Bayern coach happier facing Inter than Barca

28.04.2010- Inter, Bayern to meet in Champions League final

28.04.2010- Laporta labels Jose a 'second-rate psychologist'

28.04.2010- Bayern's Ribery banned for Champions League final

28.04.2010- Bayern's hat-trick hero Olic shocked by Lyon win

27.04.2010- Bayern cruise into Champions League final

27.04.2010- Guardiola marvels at mood on the streets ahead of Inter

27.04.2010- City make Fulop move after Given injury

27.04.2010- Sneijder and Balotelli in Inter squad for Barca trip

26.04.2010- Lyon, Bayern face off in Champions League semi-final

26.04.2010- Pique wants packed stadium for Inter Milan clash

26.04.2010- Rooney wins PFA player of the year award

25.04.2010- Messi's the best, admits Rooney

24.04.2010- Fergie fears Rooney may miss rest of season

21.04.2010- Robben gives Bayern slim Champions League edge over Lyon

20.04.2010- Inter and Mother Nature barring Barca's path to final

19.04.2010- Benitez wants final push for top-four finish

16.04.2010- No pique for Real's Perez over hosting Champions League final

16.04.2010- Lyon fixture switch angers Bayern

16.04.2010- Rooney could make United's derby date: Ferguson

15.04.2010- Drogba and Rooney up for football prize

13.04.2010- Valladolid stun Champions League chasing Sevilla

09.04.2010- Ferguson confirms Rooney to miss Blackburn trip

09.04.2010- Bayern coach fancies chances against Barca

08.04.2010- Ferguson denies rushing Rooney return

07.04.2010- Robben boots 10-man United out of Champions League

07.04.2010- Lyon survive Bordeaux siege to reach Champion League semis

07.04.2010- Rooney makes shock United return

07.04.2010- Transformed Inter could win Champions League: Mourinho

06.04.2010- 'Phenomenal' Messi receives universal acclaim

06.04.2010- Messi magic crushes Arsenal's Champions League dream

06.04.2010- Robben hopes to be unleashed on United

06.04.2010- Blanc urges Bordeaux to deliver

06.04.2010- Rooney misses United training

05.04.2010- Wenger sees Gunners with second leg edge

05.04.2010- Rooney could make Bayern cruncher

05.04.2010- CSKA set to play aggressive football: manager

05.04.2010- Arsenal lose Song for Barcelona clash

05.04.2010- Pitch, not Moscow security concerns Inter

05.04.2010- Possession the key for Guardiola

05.04.2010- Liverpool need perfect finish to grab fourth: Benitez

04.04.2010- Ridgewell frustrates Liverpool's push for fourth place

04.04.2010- Bayern eye Champions title as Man. United clash nears

04.04.2010- Man. United count the cost of Rooney injury

04.04.2010- Mancini eyes Champions League after Burnley floored

03.04.2010- United, Arsenal injuries hand Chelsea a boost

02.04.2010- Ronaldo can't bear to watch Champions League

02.04.2010- Ferguson expects Rooney back in three weeks

01.04.2010- Ancelotti relieved to see Rooney miss out

01.04.2010- Rooney has minor ligament damage

01.04.2010- Walcott believes Arsenal can make Barca pay

31.03.2010- Arsenal comeback stuns Barcelona in Champions League

31.03.2010- Akinfeev stars as CSKA hold Inter to single goal defeat

31.03.2010- Fabregas fit for Arsenal, while Henry only makes Barca bench

31.03.2010- Ferguson blasts United after last-ditch defeat

30.03.2010- Tiredness threatens to derail Inter's season

30.03.2010- Henry's return to Arsenal sets stage for dream tie

30.03.2010- England star striker Wayne Rooney injured

30.03.2010- Last-minute Bayern stun United in Champions League

30.03.2010- Wenger won't change Arsenal style for Barca clash

30.03.2010- Advantage Lyon Champions League battle of France

30.03.2010- Guardiola wants Barcelona to go for the kill

30.03.2010- Mourinho stokes fires ahead of CSKA clash

30.03.2010- Ibrahimovic tells Arsenal to add prizes to plaudits

30.03.2010- Vermaelen backs Arsenal to shut down Barca stars

30.03.2010- Gunners confident Fabregas will line up against Barca

30.03.2010- Ailing Bayern braced for in-form Man Utd

29.03.2010- Van Gaal taking no risks with Robben

29.03.2010- Ferguson looking to beat the Bayern numbers game

29.03.2010- Puel, Blanc downplay French football power struggle hype

29.03.2010- Henry in Barca squad to face old club Arsenal

29.03.2010- Roo and Rio both fit for United's clash with Bayern

28.03.2010- I'll always be an Arsenal fan, says Henry

28.03.2010- Bayern sweat on Robben, Gomez fit for United clash

28.03.2010- Juve keep Champions League hopes alive

28.03.2010- Barcelona's Iniesta to miss Arsenal match

20.03.2010- Chelsea stars begin life 'on borrowed time'

19.03.2010- Gunners to face Barca, United get Bayern in Champions League

19.03.2010- Barcelona to face Arsenal in Champions League

19.03.2010- Champions League hopefuls keen to avoid Barca

18.03.2010- I wouldn't bet on Bayern, says coach van Gaal

18.03.2010- Honda dreams of steering CSKA to Champions League title

17.03.2010- Bordeaux edge Olympiakos, into Champions League last eight

17.03.2010- Barcelona cruise into Champions League quarters

17.03.2010- Bordeaux shun crisis talk as Olympiakos await

16.03.2010- Sevilla rue Palop howler as CSKA progress

16.03.2010- Inter Milan beat Chelsea to reach last eight

16.03.2010- Rooney is Real's top target

16.03.2010- Real eyeing Chelsea's Ashley Cole

16.03.2010- Mourinho gears up Inter for key game with Chelsea

15.03.2010- Mourinho warms up for Chelsea clash with swipe at his old club

15.03.2010- Ancelotti vows to end feud with Mourinho

15.03.2010- Rooney targets United glory ahead of individual success

14.03.2010- Ancelotti backs 3rd-choice Turnbull to frustrate Inter

12.03.2010- Press blames Higuain, Kaka for Real Euro exit

11.03.2010- Ferguson lauds Rooney in 4-0 defeat of AC Milan

11.03.2010- Real Madrid's failure leaves Pellegrini exposed

10.03.2010- Beckham backs anti-Glazer movement

10.03.2010- Lyon crush Madrid's Champions League final dreams at the Bernabeu

10.03.2010- Rooney breaks 30-goal barrier as United humble Milan

10.03.2010- Schweini wary of Champions League big guns

10.03.2010- Pressure on big-spending Real to end last 16 hoodoo

09.03.2010- Payback time for Berbatov as United aim to slay Milan jinx

09.03.2010- Bayern lose but scrape past Fiorentina on away goals

09.03.2010- Arsenal crush Porto to reach Champions League quarter-finals

09.03.2010- Leonardo expecting United to seek KO blow

09.03.2010- Becks relishes Old Trafford return

09.03.2010- Rooney fit for Milan clash

08.03.2010- Benitez slams players attitude after Wigan loss

08.03.2010- Arsenal will make amends for Porto farce: Campbell

08.03.2010- Bayern aim to pile on misery for Fiorentina

08.03.2010- Liverpool's Champions League hopes take a battering

08.03.2010- Van Gaal wary of two-faced Fiorentina

08.03.2010- Fans key to Real comeback against Lyon - Ronaldo

07.03.2010- Mallorca keep pressure on for Champions League spot

07.03.2010- Palermo eying Champions League

07.03.2010- Rooney injury worries United ahead of Milan clash

07.03.2010- Arsenal face anxious wait over Fabregas

06.03.2010- Ferguson tells Rooney to curb his enthusiasm

05.03.2010- Fergie fury at Rooney's England role

04.03.2010- EPL shelves Champions League play-off idea

01.03.2010- Rooney can lead England to World Cup - Gilberto

01.03.2010- Fit Rooney urges England fans to stand by Terry

01.03.2010- Rooney thrives on pressure of shooting United to glory

26.02.2010- Messi tops Ronaldo, Rooney as world star - study

26.02.2010- Blanc says Barcelona Champions League favourites

24.02.2010- Barcelona boss demands more from champions

23.02.2010- Bordeaux seize advantage against Olympiakos

23.02.2010- Cool Barca hold rampant Stuttgart at bay

23.02.2010- Mourinho dismisses domestic woes ahead of Chelsea

23.02.2010- Blanc wary of Olympiakos threat

23.02.2010- Ronaldo issues warning to Lyon

23.02.2010- Stuttgart to provide stiff opposition for Barca

23.02.2010- Lampard declared fit for Inter clash

22.02.2010- Blanc wary of Olympiakos threat

19.02.2010- Scotland to lose Champions League place

19.02.2010- Rooney among world's best: Ferguson

18.02.2010- Wenger blames ref over controversial Porto goal

17.02.2010- Arsenal undone by Fabianski horrow show in Champions League

17.02.2010- Bayern leave it late against 10-man Fiorentina

17.02.2010- We can beat Lyon, says Real's Arbeloa

17.02.2010- Benitez scorns Champions League playoff plan

17.02.2010- Champions League results are key: Ribery

16.02.2010- Arsenal rested but cautious ahead of Porto trip

16.02.2010- Wenger scorns Premier League play-off plan

16.02.2010- Lyon spoils Benzema's return

16.02.2010- Makoun extends Real's Lyon misery

16.02.2010- Rampant Bayern seek lucky 13 against Fiorentina

16.02.2010- Rooney double inspires United in Champions League

15.02.2010- Fergie hails Rooney as one of world's best

14.02.2010- Beckham won't be distracted by United clash

13.02.2010- Leonardo buoyant ahead of United clash

29.01.2010- Campbell can cope with Rooney threat: Wenger

Wayne Rooney says his receding hairline is partly responsible for his improved heading prowess this season.

The 24-year-old England international took his goal tally for the season to 30 with two strikes against AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday and opened the scoring with his seventh successive headed goal at Old Trafford.

"It's coming off my bald patch and that's helping me score," joked Rooney, who was speaking at a FIFA promotional event.

"I've been working on my heading a lot and thankfully it's paying off.

"I've been in the box a lot more, I've been working on my timing and my finishing. I've played up front in every game I've played this season and that's definitely the main reason for me scoring a lot of goals."

Rooney's rich form in front of goal has heightened expectations that he can fire England to World Cup glory in South Africa but he rejected suggestions he was feeling under pressure.

"No, to be honest, I don't," said Rooney. "I think I've had pressure since I started playing for Everton at 16 and for England at 17.

"I've managed to deal with that pressure and find a way to deal with it and it doesn't really affect my game. I don't think I have any problems there."

England coach Fabio Capello recently awarded the England captaincy to Rooney's United team-mate Rio Ferdinand and Rooney says he would like the armband to be handed to him one day.

"I think I've got qualities to be England captain so I hope one day to be able to do that," he said.