Rooney and Vieira inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame

Rooney: “I was surprised by the level of the MLS” (2019) 1:27 (CNN in Spanish) – This Wednesday, the English Premier League reported through a statement that Wayne Rooney and Patrick Vieira have been announced as the new inductees into the england football league hall of fame. The legendary English striker, who wore the shirts of Everton and Manchester United, is in the select club of top scorers in the English league and is the second highest scorer in Premier League history, after inaugural member Alan Shearer, with 208 goals in 491 appearances. He also provided 103 assists, a tally bettered only by two players. Wayne Rooney of Manchester United fights for the ball with Patrick Vieira of Arsenal during a match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on October 24, 2004 in Manchester, England. (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) After bursting onto the scene with a sensational first Premier League goal as a 16-year-old striker for Everton against Arsenal, “England’s Terrible Boy” Rooney became a mainstay of his national team before joining Manchester United at the age of 18. During 13 seasons at Old Trafford, with the Red Devils, Rooney scored 183 Premier League goals to become the club’s top scorer in the competition. Rooney won the League five times, including three times between 2006/07 and 2008/09, and is the top scorer for the England team with 53 goals. For his part, the track record of Frenchman Patrick Vieira is no less than that of his colleague. Vieira was captain of the legendary Arsenal of the “Invincibles” who won the 2003/04 Premier League without losing a single game. Vieira was a colossal presence in Arsenal’s midfield from 1996 to 2005, dominating matches scoring 31 goals and providing 34 assists in 307 Premier League appearances, and won the title three times. Vieira was world champion with the France team in 1998. Both players are currently on the coaching bench. Rooney with Derby County, in the Championship, and Vieira coaches Crystal Palace, in the Premier. The Premier League will announce the rest of the candidates to enter the hall of fame where it will present a list of 25 candidates and only six will be chosen by the fans in a vote on the official website of the league.