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Once A Blue Always A Blue

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The following article appeared in the July issue of the Everton magazine. Click here to find out more about our monthly magazine.

At 1.15pm on Sunday 9 July, Everton Football Club put an end to speculation that had been swirling for weeks.

The following afternoon, and some 13 years after he last visited the stadium as an Everton player, Rooney walked through the doors of Goodison Park once more, joining manager Ronald Koeman to be ceremonially handed the royal blue shirt.

Outside, hundreds of Evertonians gathered, all hoping to get that first glimpse of their returning hero.