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Hoddle: Everton striker Rooney must do a Giggs to save career

Former England boss Glenn Hoddle says Everton ace Wayne Rooney can extend his career - if he takes better care of his body.

Hoddle wrote for the Daily Mail: "Rooney could yet have a decent season for Everton and I would even be tempted to pick him for the World Cup, despite his retirement.

"England do not have that many players with his experience of big games and his goal-scoring talent. But he will not have much longer in the game if the latest incidents are anything to go by.

"A few years ago, I thought he would follow the example of Ryan Giggs and watch his diet assiduously, stop drinking, do some core muscular work and add something like yoga to his routine to improve flexibility. That kept Giggs going until the age of 40.

"Rooney ought to have a good few years left. It would take a radical change though and, in reality, it should have happened when he was 29."

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