England striker Wayne Rooney becomes a father

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) -England striker Wayne Rooney has become a father for the first time after his wife Coleen gave birth to a boy.

Kai Wayne Rooney was born Monday at a hospital in Liverpool.

Kai is an unusual choice in Britain, with it ranking 68th in the top 100 names compiled in 2008 by the Office for National Statistics.

In Welsh and Scottish, Kai means "keeper of the keys.'' In Hawaii, it means "the sea,'' while in Maori it translates as food.

The 23-year-old Coleen and Wayne, 24, have been together since they were teenagers.

Rooney may still miss Manchester United's Champions League match against CSKA Moscow on Tuesday.