Football
Reuters 18y

Soccer-Rooney spoils Chelsea's celebration hopes

LONDON, April 17 - Two goals from Wayne Rooney
gave Manchester United a 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur and denied
Chelsea the chance to be crowned Premier League champions again
on Monday.

Chelsea, who were hosting Everton later in the day, can at
best restore a nine-point lead over United at Stamford Bridge
with a further three games to play.

Rooney slid home United's opener after an eighth minute
breakaway and steered home their second from close range in the
36th after a blunder by Spurs' South Korean defender Lee
Young-pyo.

Midfielder Jermaine Jenas scrambled the ball home for Spurs
in a 53rd minute melee but their second-half pressure failed to
pay off and Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy hit the post for
United in the closing stages at White Hart Lane.

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