Wayne Rooney tonight boarded a return flight to Baden-Baden tonight, seemingly given the all-clear to join England's World Cup campaign.
While there was no official confirmation from either the Football Association or Manchester United about the results of the scans which took place at a hospital in Manchester today, Rooney's smiles as he left the building, and his short drive to Manchester Airport, suggested Sven-Goran Eriksson's optimism over his star striker's fitness has not been mis-placed.
The broad grin of FA executive director David Davies as he accompanied Rooney out of hospital also suggested the 20-year-old would play a part in England's quest to win the World Cup for the first time since 1966.
Meanwhile, Liverpool striker Djibril
could be out of the World Cup after being carried off with a suspected broken leg in France's friendly against China tonight.
Cisse fell awkwardly in a challenge early in the first half of the match in St Etienne. The 24-year-old, whose future at Anfield is uncertain, missed the majority of the 2004-05 season with a similar injury.
