Getting there first: England's Danny Welbeck jumps for the ball during training
However, the Football Association were at pains to stress all these absences were planned after a tough session behind closed doors yesterday and were part of the individual players' rehabilitation programmes.
After lunch, the players are going to split into two camps, with Rooney and Joe Hart among half a dozen who will visit Auschwitz along with manager Roy Hodgson and FA chairman David Bernstein.
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