Just a note for people saying Rooney will be 30 next season... He will NOT be 30 next season He is currently 28 (2013/2014 Season) . His birthday is October 24th. This time next year (Believe it or not) he will be 29 (2014/2015 Season). His birthday will still be October 24th. This time in TWO years he will be 30 (2015/2016 Season) Apparently when a footballer hits 30 they disintegrate in to dust (If this does happen we should probably avoid him) or lose all their talent. Something like that I don't know, this is totally unconfirmed and he may carry on playing at the top level until he is 33/34 like most top players. This would take us in to the 2018/2019 & 2019/2020 season. During all this comotion, his birthday will remain firmly on October 24th.