Rooney hits back at Scholes as Rachel Riley tips Chile

World Cup whispers: sex ban for Bosnia and Chile, Martin McGuinness gets England in sweepstake

Wayne Rooney, England

ROONEY BRUSHES OFF SCHOLESEngland striker Wayne Rooney has hit back at former Manchester United teammate Paul Scholes after the Ginger One questioned whether Rooney's best days might be in the past. "I'm not really going to react," replied Rooney, when asked about Scholes' comments . "He's got his opinions, so let's leave it at that. To be honest, I'm not really interested in what anyone else has got to say. I'm interested in what Roy Hodgson and the coaching staff here and the people around me say."

COUNTDOWN PIN-UP PICKS CHILEIn the absence of Paul the Octopus, quiz-show mathematician Rachel Riley is tipping Chile for World Cup glory after crunching the numbers for every World Cup tournament since Mexico 86. Using an equation that factors-in qualifying performances, average goals, win rates and climate, the Countdown star concluded that Chile will end up collecting the trophy at the Maracana on 13 July. "They might be outsiders but they tick all the boxes for statistics and form," she said.

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