Rooney, as the face of a conservative franchise in a conservative league, had never been one to celebrate his politics. Also, for all Sermanni’s concern early in the preseason, his team went out and signed Brazilian superstar Marta. Chances of winning We’ve finally hit the point in our rankings where it’s only implausible to imagine a team winning the title rather than absolutely and utterly impossible. But like ships in the night, sportsmanship and gamesmanship can pass each other without realising.