Names & Faces: Wayne Rooney, Jrue Holiday
The prolific striker passed David Beckham to become England’s most-capped non-goalie in Sunday’s 1-0 win at Slovakia to open European World Cup qualifying.
[...] he likely will have broken the England appearance record of 125 set by goalkeeper Peter Shilton between 1970 and 1990.
The New Orleans Pelicans’ guard will be taking indefinite leave to care for his wife, former U.S. women’s national soccer team member Lauren Holiday, who is pregnant and needs brain surgery.
Lauren Holiday is a former UCLA soccer player who won Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012 and won a FIFA women’s World Cup title in 2015.