| Manchester United star Wayne Rooney is already carrying the nation's hopes on the football pitch. Now he is being put forward as the man to save England's World Cup squad from another embarrassing flop in the music charts.
It is 16 years since England last reached Number One with an official World Cup anthem, when Manchester music legends New Order wrote World In Motion for Italia 90.
Back then, it was Liverpool striker John Barnes who provided the players' contribution with: "Catch me if you can, 'cos I'm the England man."
Ironically, the official song could face its stiffest opposition from Barnes, who has been approached to provide a rap for an unofficial fans' anthem.
New Order bassist Peter Hook, who co-wrote the "old" song, believes the Football Association should now turn to Rooney for the anthem to top the charts for this summer's tournament in Germany.
Arctic Monkeys
He told the M.E.N: "I'd go for the Arctic Monkeys this year, possibly with a rap by Wayne Rooney.
"Any anthem needs to be loud and punky, and a little bit cheeky, which they could pull off."
England's Joe Cole has also tipped the Arctic Monkeys as the band who could lend credibility to the official World Cup anthem.
The FA says the final decision on who will represent England in the charts will be made in the next few weeks.
New Order's World In Motion reached Number One in June 1990 and England had their most successful tournament since 1966 by reaching the semi-finals.
England failed to qualify for the 1994 tournament and in 1998 the official song How Does It Feel by England United only reached number nine in the charts.
The official England anthem for 2002, We're On The Ball by Ant & Dec, also failed to top the charts, peaking at number 3.
Nigel Martin Smith, who discovered Take That, said the FA should go for a mainstream artist.
He said: "I think it needs to be someone like Oasis or Robbie Williams, someone who isn't cheesy and who really cares about football."
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