What honor did British footballer Wayne Rooney earn for the year 2002?

Wayne Mark Rooney is an English professional footballer born 24 October in 1985. In 2002, Rooney was announced as 2002's BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. He was the first footballer this win this award. He is third in United's all-time scorer's list with 236 goals chasing Sir Bobby Charlton's target of 249.

In October 2014, Rooney became the first Premier League footballer to reach ten million followers. In August 2017, Rooney announced his retirement from international football. However, Rooney played one more international match on the 4 November 2018 this was done to promote The Wayne Rooney Foundation, a new charity organization.

Wayne Rooney has a net worth of $145,000.00 today; however, at the beginning of his career, he won the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year with 87 goals under the age of 17. His career has lasted over 16 years and is still going strong.

He uses part of his earning to fund the Wayne Rooney Foundation which sponsors fundraisers for the NSPCC, Claire House Children’s Hospice, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, and Manchester United Foundation. In November Wayne will receive another honor for his record-breaking international career. In a match that will be in support of the foundation.