Turkish on 17 April 2014
| Scisca said: You just hate him cause he's a gypsy... :P Comparing a player 7-8 years removed from his prime to a player in his prime basing on the current sales of their jerseys is just wrong. Even if Pirlo is still easily the better player (Rooney's carrier has been going nowhere for years). It's like saying Lady Gaga is more famous than Elvis, cause she has more songs on hit lists. I mean - compare Pirlo's achievement and trophies to the... complete lack of achievements and trophies on Rooney's part. The only trophy that Andrea failed to win thus far is the European Champioship (his Italy finished 2nd in 2012). He has won every single other thing (World Cup, Champions League at least twice and all less important cups) - Rooney will never get remotely close. So even if Wayne is more known in USA now, and they are on par in Europe, Andrea is already a legend and will always be famous, while Rooney will fade pretty fast because he leaves no legacy whatsoever. Pirlo > Rooney is a nobrainer. |
I think it is also a fact that Rooney was just very popular for a short amount of time,(like really popular), while Pirlo was an established name since the start of this century.
