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England's Wayne Rooney almost played for Ireland instead of England due to an approach from Mick McCarthy in 2003. Rooney was offered a place in the U21 squad but wanted a spot in the senior team, which never materialized, and he went on to represent England. Rooney revealed this during an interview on The Overlap podcast.

Courtesy: metro.co.uk

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