s absent too, and how they missed his still unbeaten record for his country. He is maturing into one of the best midfield players in the world and in Portugal he will prove it.</p><p class="add-linkout"></p><p class="add-linkout" ALIGN="Left">Wayne Rooney wasn't there either, but next June he will be eight months closer to manhood, aching to show the world what he has already shown his country. That he was born to grace football at the highest level.</p><p class="add-linkout"></p><p class="add-linkout" ALIG