CHANTILLY, France (AP) " Wayne Rooney used to go to major tournaments feeling the weight of a nation on his shoulders. Rooney is happy playing in a redefined role in central midfield for his country"The position where I'm playing suits me, suits the team," he said. "I've always gone into a tournament thinking, 'If I don't play at my best, I can't see us winning it.'" "I've come into this tournament knowing that we have players who are capable of doing magical things," he said. "If this was four years ago, and you were saying we have to play France, Spain, Germany, we would have been worried," Rooney said.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 23, 2016 21:56 UTC