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Now that Wayne Rooney has retired from international football - what is his overall legacy?

Wow, shocking decision with the World Cup around the corner and he is only 31 years old
 
He is past his best so not entirely surprised, but a very good servant for England over the years. Played also well for a certain boring team.
 
Rooney and Gerrard have both had long careers but were both awful for 95% of the time. Rooney was at his best around 2004, when he was sharp and aggressive and since then he has been like a castrated bull.
 
Bewal Express said:
Rooney and Gerrard have both had long careers but were both awful for 95% of the time. Rooney was at his best around 2004, when he was sharp and aggressive and since then he has been like a castrated bull.
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That's called an ox. Or a bullock in the Subcontinent.
 
Should have retired after next years World Cup assuming England qualify.. At 31 years he has plenty of Football left in him yet.
 
PakLFC said:
Should have retired after next years World Cup assuming England qualify.. At 31 years he has plenty of Football left in him yet.
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But he was awful along with Gerrard and others. England have only produced 3 world class players in the last 40 years; Hoddle, Gascoigne and Ashley Cole. All the others have been way over hyped compared to their productivity at the international level.
 
Bewal Express said:
But he was awful along with Gerrard and others. England have only produced 3 world class players in the last 40 years; Hoddle, Gascoigne and Ashley Cole. All the others have been way over hyped compared to their productivity at the international level.
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He is good enough to play in the current England side.
 
PakLFC said:
He is good enough to play in the current England side.
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I think people confuse Gerrard the great Liverpool footballer, who at times was one of the best club MF in the world with a guy who was absolutely awful for England for over a decade.
 
Rooney has a bad record in the big tourneys. He only seemed to score for England in pressure-off situations. What is it - one World Cup goal? He is the exemplar if the English player who looks world class at his club then goes mentally AWOL when England need him.
 
Robert said:
Rooney has a bad record in the big tourneys. He only seemed to score for England in pressure-off situations. What is it - one World Cup goal? He is the exemplar if the English player who looks world class at his club then goes mentally AWOL when England need him.
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2006 WC - Injured
2010 WC - Squad in all sorts of strife
2014 WC - Tbh he was past it at the top, top level

England didn't use him wisely and he was unlucky with injuries
 
For me - he is one of the best footballers of our generation. I have been watching him ever since he moved to Man Utd (back in 2004).

Had the pace, strength, passing range, stamina and goal scoring ability that made him one of the most well-rounded forwards of our generation.

Had a great career IMO.

However, he is not an ATG, definitely not in the class of Ronaldo, Messi, Zlatan etc.
He scored a lot of goals for England but was very poor in international tournaments. Did not have standout performances in big matches either i.e. 2008 CL final, 2009 CL final, 2011 CL final etc. The fact that he considerably declined during the last few years of his Man Utd career also goes against him as opposed to Zlatan who is still a great goal scorer.
 
Great and possibly ATG by England standards but good player overall somewhat overrated.
 
Another overrated England player who did zilch at the world level.
 
Has any England player made it BIG in the world of football or cricket or any other team sport?

They always seem pampered and overrated and end up as middling players at best while the rest of the world produces champion performers like Ponting, Kallis, Tendulkar or Lara.
 
Varun said:
Has any England player made it BIG in the world of football or cricket or any other team sport?

They always seem pampered and overrated and end up as middling players at best while the rest of the world produces champion performers like Ponting, Kallis, Tendulkar or Lara.
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Tendulkar was hardly a champion performer. He hardly delivered for the team at the highest competitions.
 
Flopped in major tournaments for Eng, like most. The only truly great player for Eng I can think of in the recent past is Alan Shearer.

Good player. That's all.
 
For united he is definitely one of the greats we have had.. For England he underachieved but then again the whole England team has been the same for ages..
 
King-Misbah said:
Tendulkar was hardly a champion performer. He hardly delivered for the team at the highest competitions.
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That can be another debate for another day, but fact remains that he was thirty times better than any England player across both formats, right through his career.

The reason I'm only bringing up cricketers is because I don't watch football, but I'm sure the parallels between England sportsmen exist.
 
in_cutter said:
Flopped in major tournaments for Eng, like most. The only truly great player for Eng I can think of in the recent past is Alan Shearer.

Good player. That's all.
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Shearer did nothing in major tournaments too.
 
Varun said:
Has any England player made it BIG in the world of football or cricket or any other team sport?

They always seem pampered and overrated and end up as middling players at best while the rest of the world produces champion performers like Ponting, Kallis, Tendulkar or Lara.
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If you mean in world tournmanents then Gary Linekar in recent decades. He won the golden boot in 86.

You can't compare footballers to cricketers, there is far more competition in football.

As for Rooney, his first touch was poor which meant he was easily contained in International level. A great England player as he's scored more than anyone else but not a great player.
 
Wayne Rooney is set to come out of international retirement to make a farewell appearance for England against the United States later this month.

The 33-year-old - England's record goalscorer with 53 - has not played for the Three Lions since a 3-0 victory over Scotland in November 2016.

But Rooney, who plays for DC United, is expected to earn his 120th cap in the friendly at Wembley on 15 November.

The match will be called 'The Wayne Rooney Foundation international'.

The Wembley Arch will be lit up in the gold colours of Rooney's charity.

The Football Association said it was an opportunity to "honour" Rooney's "record-breaking international career".

Rooney said: "I am truly humbled and hugely excited to play for England at Wembley again. I would like to thank Gareth Southgate and the FA for inviting me back and helping to support my foundation in the process.

"Playing for England was the greatest honour of my career, so winning my 120th and final cap will be a particularly special moment for me. It's fitting that the match will be against the USA and I hope that both sets of fans enjoy the game."

After moving to the United States in July, Rooney scored 12 goals to guide DC United from the bottom of the Major League Soccer table into the play-offs.

But the former Manchester United and Everton forward missed a penalty in a shootout as his side were knocked out in the first round.

England manager Gareth Southgate said: "This tribute to Wayne is a unique opportunity that is befitting of our nation's record goalscorer.

"We are fortunate that circumstances have allowed us to formally acknowledge Wayne's immense contribution to England in front of the Wembley crowd and against apt opponents given the recent impact he has made in the US."

The full England squad for the United States match as well as the Nations League fixture against Croatia on 18 November will be announced on Thursday, November 8.



https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46089205
 
Wayne Rooney said he was "embarrassed" towards the end of his time at Manchester United because of a lack of opportunities.

Rooney, the all-time leading goalscorer for both United and England, featured in 39 of the Red Devils' 64 matches in 2016-17 - his last season at the club.

"There are moments when you do doubt yourself," he told Sky Sports.

"I believe I was good enough to get back in the team, but I never really got that opportunity."

Rooney, who left United to rejoin Everton and then moved to MLS club DC United, was speaking before his farewell game for England against USA on Thursday.

The 33-year-old added: "I came on for one minute in the Europa League final. I was about to come on against Southampton in the League Cup final, and in those moments it was embarrassing.

"It was getting to a point where I was embarrassed. I thought 'I can't keep doing this', as hard as it was to leave United.

"In the Southampton game, [manager Jose] Mourinho came to me and said: 'I want you to lift the trophy.' I was like: 'Well, I didn't even play in the game.'

"He was persistent with it, and I literally lifted it and moved it on. What was I doing? I need to move on and go somewhere else."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46229101
 
Wayne Rooney was arrested on public intoxication and swearing charges in the US before Christmas.

The former Manchester United player, who now plays for US team DC United, was charged on 16 December.

According to Virginia court records, Rooney was fined £25 and had to pay £91 costs.

In September 2017, the footballer was arrested by Cheshire police after being caught driving over the drink-drive limit.

He was been banned from driving for two years and ordered to perform 100 hours of unpaid work.

The former England captain says he may settle in the US if his family wants to

He was nearly three times over the limit when he was pulled over by police at 2.10am on 1 September, 2017.

After he was banned from driving in the UK, he tweeted an apology to his family and fans.

He said: "Following today's court hearing I want publicly to apologise for my unforgivable lack of judgement in driving while over the legal limit. It was completely wrong.

"I have already said sorry to my family, my manager and chairman and everyone at Everton FC. Now I want to apologise to all the fans and everyone else who has followed and supported me throughout my career.

"Of course I accept the sentence of the court and hope that I can make some amends through my community service."

The day before Rooney was arrested in America, the star tweeted a picture of himself in Saudi Arabia and wrote that he was having "an unbelievable day at Riyadh Formula E Saudi Arabia Grand".

Speaking to Sky News last August upon his arrival to the US, he said he was relieved not a recognisable face in America.

https://news.sky.com/story/wayne-ro...g-drunk-and-swearing-in-public-in-us-11600617
 
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Nothing more then average at best. Made by the media at a time when there was no other Englishman to boast about. Additionally securing a then high profile move to the British media's most darling club at the time made him even hotter news. Put a Watford or Southampton shirt on him and we'd not even notice if he was even playing.
 
Derby County are keen to appoint Wayne Rooney as a player-coach.

The former England skipper still has over two seasons left on the contract he signed with Major League Soccer team DC United last summer.

However, Rams owner Mel Morris feels Rooney could provide the impetus required to get the club back into the Premier League.

Rooney has made no secret of his desire to go into coaching and Derby feel that could also be a factor.

It is not known how close talks are to reaching a successful conclusion but the fact they have taken place and Derby remain optimistic is viewed as a positive sign.

Derby appointed Rooney's former international team-mate Frank Lampard as their manager last season, although he has since moved on to Chelsea.

Speaking about his managerial aspirations at last week's MLS All-Stars match, Rooney said: "It's something which I want to stay involved in; [my coaching badges] are going well.

"I'm obviously still a player and I want to continue to play. When the time is right I can go into coaching or management."

Rooney is contracted to his American club until the end of the 2021 season and said: "You never know what comes up and I think by the end of the contract I will see how I feel physically and make the decision on whether I can carry on playing or whether I have to stop."

Asked about the Rooney rumours, current Derby boss Phillip Cocu told BBC Radio Derby: "I can't say anything about that - we're working hard to complete the team and we always try to find the best player in a certain position.

"In the world of football, we cannot speak before it is signed."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49243868
 
Former England captain Wayne Rooney will join Championship club Derby County as a player-coach in January from MLS side DC United.

The 33-year-old forward, who is Manchester United and England's all-time record goalscorer, will join the Rams on an initial 18-month contract.

He signed for Washington-based DC from Everton in July 2018 and has scored 23 goals in 41 league games.

"I'm sure I can make a big contribution," said Rooney.

Rooney has agreed to join Derby despite having more than two seasons left on his deal with DC United.

"While the decision to move home was a tough one, family is everything to us and we make this change to be closer to the ones we love back in England," he added.

"I am very excited about the opportunity Derby County have provided me with. I am looking forward to joining [Derby manager] Phillip Cocu, his coaching staff and the first-team squad from the start of January.

"I am equally excited to begin my coaching career at Derby County, working with both the first team and academy."

Derby, who started their season with a 2-1 win at Huddersfield on Monday, are under the management of former Netherlands midfielder Cocu after Rooney's former England team-mate Frank Lampard left for Chelsea last month.

Cocu described Rooney's arrival as an "exciting prospect" and has "no doubt he will have a positive impact right across the club".

"The inspiration and motivation this can generate is massive for all of our players from the first team right through to the youngsters in the academy," said Cocu.

"To have a player with his leadership, skill, experience, character and work ethic will be huge for us."

As they announced the deal, Derby said Rooney would "continue to develop his coaching credentials in preparation for a potential managerial career".

However, Rams chairman Mel Morris insisted the England legend would "first and foremost" be joining the club as a player.

"To have Wayne Rooney as a player, and equally as an aspiring coach, is incredible and I can only imagine the buzz this will generate amongst our supporters," he said.

"This is clearly an exciting signing for us. On the back of Wayne joining, we have just been offered a record-breaking sponsorship deal with our principal shirt sponsor."

A stepping stone towards management?
Rooney suggested recently he was thinking about moving into coaching.

Speaking about his managerial aspirations at last week's MLS All-Stars match, he said: "It's something I want to stay involved in; [my coaching badges] are going well.

"I'm obviously still a player and I want to continue to play. When the time is right I can go into coaching or management."

His move to Derby, albeit alongside continuing his playing career, means he is the sixth member of England's Euro 2004 squad to take their first steps in coaching or management in the past 15 months.

Steven Gerrard has made a good start as a manager with Rangers, while his former midfield partner Lampard took the Rams to the play-off final last season before taking over at Chelsea last month.

Sol Campbell saved Macclesfield Town from relegation to the National League but Paul Scholes' spell at hometown club Oldham Athletic lasted just 31 days.

John Terry moved into coaching with Aston Villa in October 2018 and helped the club back to the Premier League with victory over Lampard's Rams at Wembley.

The life and times of Rooney

Rooney made his professional debut for boyhood club Everton in August 2002 aged just 16 and became the Premier League's youngest scorer with a superb long-range goal against Arsenal before his 17th birthday.

After a strong Euro 2004 he moved to Manchester United for £27m, then a world-record fee for a teenager.

During 13 years with United he won the Premier League five times, the Champions League, the FA Cup and three League Cups.

His time with England was relatively less successful, although he did break Sir Bobby Charlton's long-standing record record of 49 goals before retiring from international football in August 2017.

He made a farewell appearance for the Three Lions against the United States in a friendly in November 2018 to finish with 53 goals in 120 appearances.

Rooney left Old Trafford in July 2017 to return to the Toffees on a two-year deal but moved to America after just one season.

He is the second-highest goalscorer in Premier League history, with 208 goals.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49243606
 
I think he did very well against weaker opposition but usually failed to deliver in World Cups and European Championships.
 
Wayne Rooney is pleased big-name former England players are no longer shunning management as he starts his role as a player-coach at Derby.

Before Frank Lampard at Chelsea this season, the last former England players with more than 50 caps to start a top-flight campaign in charge of a Premier League team were Kevin Keegan at Newcastle United and Gareth Southgate at Middlesbrough in 2008.

Lampard's former Chelsea team-mate John Terry is also assistant to Dean Smith at Aston Villa, Scott Parker is attempting to win promotion back to the Premier League at Fulham, while Steven Gerrard has signed a two-year contract extension with Scottish Premiership title challengers Rangers.

Rooney intends to begin working towards his Uefa A coaching licence in the new year as his next step to joining his former England team-mates in beginning managerial careers.

"It is brilliant," said the 34-year-old, who joined Derby from MLS side DC United, of this new trend.

"There has been a lack of former England players going into management in the last 10 to 15 years.

"When they finish nowadays, players have enough money not to have to do it. TV comes in and they can earn good money doing that. But it is great to see those four working and doing so well."

Rooney says his own management aspirations will be on hold during his 18-month stint at Championship side Derby, even 'though he is officially a player-coach in support of manager Phillip Cocu.

He started to think about his post-playing career when he was at Manchester United and feels his role at Pride Park will indulge his passion for discussing the game.

"I used to sit with Ryan Giggs and analyse the opposition," he said.

"I love watching and talking about football. This allows me to do that but also have an opinion with the coaches."

Rooney is not going vegan
It is more than 17 years since Rooney announced himself to the football world with a brilliant winner for Everton against Arsenal at Goodison Park as a 16-year-old.

It launched a career that saw Rooney eclipse Sir Bobby Charlton as the record goal-scorer for Manchester United and England.

Although international success proved elusive, Rooney won every club honour in the game during his 13 years at Old Trafford.

Despite a lot of mileage in his legs from more than 600 games at the top level, the striker remains old school in his attitude.

Asked if it is harder to get out of bed at the end of a demanding career than it was at the start, Rooney just shrugs.

"It is a bit different," he says. "I need my coffee on a morning and with four kids, I get up a bit earlier.

"But I still enjoy getting up and getting ready to go to work. Giggsy did his yoga but I have never been a big stretcher.

"I have always seemed to be able to walk on the pitch and hit balls and not really need to warm-up that much. And I won't be going vegan. I like my meat.

"It has gone quickly though, especially after I got to 30. Alan Stubbs used to tell me to enjoy it because it goes so quickly.

"I was 16 at the time, had just got in the team and thought he was just saying it because he was old. But I am at that stage now and, actually, it is good advice."

Good luck to 'Big Dunc'
Rooney will again be only in the dug-out as Derby entertain Millwall on Saturday - he will not make his playing debut until 2 January against Barnsley - so will have the chance to watch his two old clubs on Sunday as Manchester United play Everton.

Rooney was pleased Duncan Ferguson was given the temporary task of stabilising Everton after the sacking of Marco Silva and start with a victory against Chelsea.

"The Everton fans needed to see that from the team and they needed to see that reaction from the manager on the touchline," he said.

"At Everton it is not a case of getting the ball and playing it out from the back with 500 or 600 passes. The fans want to see the ball getting forward and into the box.

"Duncan just reminded the players that sometimes football can be simple. I am really pleased for him.

"He is Mr Everton and you never know, if he gets a win on Sunday, he will put himself in the reckoning to get it [the job] full-time."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50787863
 
Wayne Rooney never considered himself a natural goalscorer, but Manchester United and England's record-breaking striker believes he should have netted even more.

Having burst onto the scene with Everton so astonishingly at 16, the forward earned a big-money move to Old Trafford in 2004 and went on to score 253 goals in 559 appearances during a medal-laden spell there.

Rooney usurped Sir Bobby Charlton as United's all-time top scorer, just as he did in the England record books having netted 53 across 120 caps - not that he really considers himself to be a sharpshooter.

"I'm going to be honest - and this might surprise you - but I'm not a natural goalscorer," the 34-year-old told the Sunday Times.

"I was never a Gary Lineker or a Ruud van Nistelrooy; I never looked at myself that way.

"I hold the goal records for Manchester United and England and am very proud about that - yet there have been better No 9s than me.

"How did I become a record-breaker if I wasn't a natural scorer? Time. I played for United for 13 years, England for 15 years. I had time to break those records - and looking back I should have scored more."

Rooney believes Harry Kane is the closest he has seen to Van Nistelrooy and backed the Tottenham star to soon supplant him in the England charts.

"I don't think it will take long for Harry Kane to claim my England record and it would be a proud moment for me," Rooney said.

"I've never been a selfish player and it would be great for England for Harry to get there. Bobby Charlton had to wait 50 years - I hope it's not so long for me."

https://www.skysports.com/football/...never-considered-himself-a-natural-goalscorer
 
The 34-year-old was given a watch at his home by a friend who had been tested for the disease and turned out to be positive
Wayne Rooney is "angry and disappointed" after he was put in danger of contracting Covid-19 when he was visited by a friend who was infected with coronavirus.

The Derby player-coach was given a luxury watch at his home on Thursday by Josh Bardsley, who should have been in isolation after being tested for the virus and turned out to be positive for Covid-19.

Rooney was not aware that Bardsley was violating government and NHS protocol and went on to play the full 90 minutes as Derby lost to Watford in Friday's Championship match.

The player-coach had to have an emergency test on Saturday night and a spokesman told The Sun he would not have allowed the visit had he known Bardsley had been contacted by Test and Trace.

“Wayne met Josh Bardsley briefly when he visited Wayne’s house on Thursday," he said.

“Wayne was not told by Josh or anyone else before or during that visit that Josh had been told to take a coronavirus test.

“Had he known Josh had been contacted by Track and Trace or had tested positive he would have refused to have seen him.

“Wayne is angry and disappointed that he, his family and his club have been put in this position by someone acting secretly and in breach of government and NHS guidelines. He is now taking a coronavirus test as a result of his contact with Josh.”

Derby reacted to the news by assuring that they are following government advice in the face of the pandemic.

"Derby County Football Club is aware of a report in a national newspaper relating to a member of the club’s playing squad being in contact with an individual which has tested positive for Covid-19," a statement on the Rams' website read.

"On being made aware of this news the club has ensured that the appropriate measures were taken in line with strict EFL Covid-19 protocols and UK Government guidelines, which the club is operating under.

"The club will continue to adhere to the Covid-19 rules and protocols to ensure that the safest possible environment is provided for its players and staff."

https://www.goal.com/en-om/news/roo...sit-by-coronavirus/1qzlya4ka4tjr11qheoh5i8ybr
 
completely irrelevant, but i had an english teacher called rooney when i was younger.

he claimed to be quitting his job cos his nephew got a professional footie contract and was gifting him a trip to the far east. he said he'd be one of england's greatest players ever.

no idea if he was telling the truth or just scouted him on football manager and was spouting a drunken delusion. never saw him again tho.
 
He was a crackerjack in qualifiers but a turkey in tournaments. Rather like the England team itself.

Very good player at club level.

Not an ATG of the game.
 
James said:
He was a crackerjack in qualifiers but a turkey in tournaments. Rather like the England team itself.

Very good player at club level.

Not an ATG of the game.
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Fair. He scored a lot of England goals but not when they were really needed.

I think he was a bit unlucky with his fitness and missed a World Cup.
 
msb314 said:
Shearer did nothing in major tournaments too.
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Eh. Shearer won the Golden Boot in Euro 96. He scored crucial goals against Switzerland, Scotland, Netherlands and Germany (5 goals in 5 games), and he scored in both penalty shootouts as well.
 
Rooney was world class but during the 2008-11, period, English media and United fans often pushed him as the third best player in the world after Messi and Ronaldo but that was never true.

He had a wonderful career but declined earlier than expected, in spite of the amount of games that he played in his teen years.

His early decline was similar to Fabregas’.
 
The English team was a dysfunctional mess from 2000-2010. A lot of great players but no manager could figure out how to work them together.

Harsh to blame Rooney for flopping in World Cups and Euros. He would have done much better in a functioning system with better chemistry.
 
I'd say Rooney was an ATG at club level but a failure at international level when it mattered most. Despite his ATG status, United really could've done with Rooney not peaking so early. A player of his level peaking at 29-30 is pretty unfortunate and when you see someone like Zlatan scoring at a better rate than Rooney was in 14/15 for AC Milan at nearly 40 years of age, you have to wonder what could've been.

Now I'm not saying every player should be at Zlatan's level of longevity but it did feel like Rooney was not taking care of himself enough. He never relied on pace and was always a quality technical footballer in my eyes, so to see him regress so quickly was shocking and probably why many still aren't as impressed by him overall as they should've been.
 
A fantastic player for united who often sacrificed his own strengths to accommodate the quality for Ronaldo.

As for England excelled at Euro 2004 but then faded for England in major tournaments there after.
 
ElRaja said:
completely irrelevant, but i had an english teacher called rooney when i was younger.

he claimed to be quitting his job cos his nephew got a professional footie contract and was gifting him a trip to the far east. he said he'd be one of england's greatest players ever.

no idea if he was telling the truth or just scouted him on football manager and was spouting a drunken delusion. never saw him again tho.
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It was actually completely irrelevant and I don't think it does even fits in any of the thousands of past threads in PP in all these years.... You sir, should be given an award for making the perhaps the most irrelevant post of all time. :D
 
Mamoon said:
The English team was a dysfunctional mess from 2000-2010. A lot of great players but no manager could figure out how to work them together.

Harsh to blame Rooney for flopping in World Cups and Euros. He would have done much better in a functioning system with better chemistry.
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He also got really unlucky with injuries around major world tournaments.

2004, 2006 and 2010 were all disrupted due to injuries. I think 2012 and 2014 he was fit going into the tournament but he was already past his peak by then imo. Don’t even remember if he played in 2016
 
Varun said:
Has any England player made it BIG in the world of football or cricket or any other team sport?

They always seem pampered and overrated and end up as middling players at best while the rest of the world produces champion performers like Ponting, Kallis, Tendulkar or Lara.
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Rooney reached his peak by 2006 for England and did nothing in any meaningful watch after that. He played on far too long for England. For Man U he was excellent
 
Wayne Rooney: Derby County confirm former England striker as boss

Championship side Derby County have appointed England's record goalscorer Wayne Rooney as their new manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

The 35-year-old, who had been in interim charge since Phillip Cocu was sacked on 14 November, has now also officially retired as a player.

Rooney has overseen nine games so far, winning three and drawing four.

"The opportunity to follow Brian Clough, Jim Smith, Frank Lampard and Phillip Cocu is an honour," he said.

"I knew instinctively Derby County was the place for me."

Liam Rosenior takes up the role of assistant manager, with former England boss Steve McClaren continuing as technical director and advisor to the board of directors.

The Rams are third from bottom in the Championship, level on points with fourth-from-bottom Sheffield Wednesday.

A takeover for the club is expected to go through this week, with a deal between current owner Mel Morris and the Deventio Holdings Group having been agreed in November.

Rams chief executive Stephen Pearce said in an interview with BBC Radio Derby on Thursday that their were no problems with the takeover, despite the delays meaning players have not been paid their December wages.

"Our recent upturn in results under Wayne was married together with some positive performances, notably the 2-0 home win over Swansea City and the 4-0 victory at Birmingham City," said Pearce.

"During that nine-game run we also dramatically improved their defensive record and registered five clean sheets in the process, while in the attacking third we became more effective and ruthless too.

"Those foundations have provided a platform for the club to build on in the second half of the season under Wayne's guidance."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55646923
 
DEFO A UNITED LEGEND, had the pleasure of seeing him live on numerous occasions, he was class.
 
Didn’t really achieve anything (like the rest of the English team) but was hyped up by the English media.

No body will remember him.
 
Wayne Rooney has apologised to his family and Derby County over images that surfaced online of him at a private party

The pictures garnered attention on social media on Sunday, appearing to show the Derby County manager asleep in a hotel room surrounded by a group of young women.

Cheshire Police confirmed on Tuesday they would not be taking action against a complaint of blackmail made regarding the images, after Rooney's representatives believed there had been an illicit attempt to entrap him.

"I made a mistake," Rooney told Sky Sports News after his side's friendly victory against Real Betis on Wednesday evening.

"I went to a private party with two of my friends and from me, I'd like to apologise to my family and the club for the images which were going round and I want to move forward on this.

"I'm grateful to Derby County for giving me this opportunity to get this club back to where it belongs, and I'll do everything in my power to make sure I do that.

"It's dealt with. I'm looking forward to moving forward and preparing for another game on Sunday."

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Wayne Rooney is happy and focused at Derby County, but it is understood he would find it difficult to turn down the Everton job considering his history and association with #EFC.
 
Wayne Rooney may be in trouble with the Football Association after claiming he deliberately changed his football boot studs to "hurt someone" during a match.

The FA has contacted the former England footballer after he made the claims regarding a Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea in 2006.

Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, the now-Derby manager said he changed his studs to "long metal ones" ahead of the game at Stamford Bridge to "try and hurt someone".

The 36-year-old said: "We knew if Chelsea won then they had won the league that day.

"Until my last game for Derby, I always wore the old plastic studs with the metal tip.

"For that game I changed them to big, long metal ones - the maximum length you could have because I wanted to try and hurt someone, try and injure someone."

Manchester United went on to lose the game 3-0 and John Terry "left the stadium on crutches" after being tackled by Rooney.

Undated handout screengrab issued by Amazon Prime of Coleen Rooney appearing in a trailer for a biopic about her husband, footballer Wayne Rooney. Footage for the upcoming Amazon Prime Video project, titled Rooney, shows snippets of the football star with his family and also features interviews with famous names from the pitch including Gary Neville and Thierry Henry. Issue date: Tuesday October 12, 2020.

"I left a hole in his foot and then I signed my shirt to him after the game", Rooney said.

"A few weeks later I sent it to him and asked for my stud back."

On Monday, Terry responded to his former fellow footballer's comments saying: "Wayne Rooney is this when you left your stud in my foot?"

Derby told Sky Sports News that Rooney will not be making any further comments at this time.

During the interview, he also discussed his battle with binge drinking and his early career saying: "I had made a lot of mistakes when I was younger".

In 2002, the FA fined Roy Keane £150,000 and handed him a five-match ban after he admitted in his autobiography to intentionally hurting then-Manchester City midfielder Alf-Inge Haaland

SKY
 
Wayne Rooney has quit as Derby County manager, admitting the club needs someone with "fresh energy" to lead them in what is an uncertain period regarding the ownership.

Derby remain in administration after a prolonged period of uncertainty that has seen the club relegated to Sky Bet League One.

Rooney received plenty of plaudits for the work done with the club in their battle to avoid the drop.

Had it not been for the 12-point deduction for entering administration, which was followed by a nine-point penalty for breaching EFL accounting rules, the Rams would have finished 18th, level with Bristol City on 55 points. Instead, despite the toils of a team filled to the brim with young players, largely with little to no EFL experience, punishments for issues off the pitch proved too much of a stumbling block.

Rooney said: "Over the course of the Summer I have been closely following developments regarding the ownership of Derby County.

"Today I met with the administrators to inform them of my decision that it was time for me to leave the club. In fairness to them, they tried tremendously hard to change my decision but my mind was made up.

SKY
 
I’d say he was excellent at club level but flattered to deceive in an England shirt. He was unlucky in that his missed two World Cups through injury, but otherwise never seemed to deliver in crunch matches.

Linekar was arguably the last English top-liner in internationals, with big returns in two World Cups.
 
Robert said:
I’d say he was excellent at club level but flattered to deceive in an England shirt. He was unlucky in that his missed two World Cups through injury, but otherwise never seemed to deliver in crunch matches.

Linekar was arguably the last English top-liner in internationals, with big returns in two World Cups.
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Harsh on Kane, he is a great striker and has had a very impressive England career with plenty more to go give.

However, Lineker was better though.
 
Wayne Rooney has agreed to return to Major League Soccer side DC United as the club's new head coach.

England's record goalscorer Rooney, 36, stood down as Derby County manager last month after guiding the Rams through a tortuous period in the club's history.

His first job in management saw him lead the club through administration and relegation to League One.

Rooney spent 18 months in Washington at DC United before joining Derby as a player-coach in January 2020.

He was put in interim charge of the team in November of that year with the club bottom of the Championship after they parted company with Phillip Cocu.

Rooney was confirmed in the post on a two-and-half-year contract three months later, a decision which prompted him to confirm his retirement as a player.

Manchester United's record goalscorer was earmarked to continue in his role had Chris Kirchner's controversial takeover of Derby been completed, but he left after it fell through.

DC United have been without a manager since April, are second bottom of the Eastern Conference and were beaten 7-0 by Philadelphia Union on Friday.

The former Everton forward, who made his professional debut for the Toffees in August 2002 aged just 16, is expected to be unveiled by DC on Tuesday.

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Well he's been appointed head coach of Major League Soccer side DC United.

Interesting move for him and more experience for him as a manager.
 
Wayne Rooney made a winning start to his time as manager of Major League Soccer (MLS) side DC United with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Orlando City.

Chris Durkin and Taxiarchis Fountas scored in added time after Junior Urso put Orlando ahead in the first half.

Rooney was appointed manager last month but had to wait to receive his work visa before he could take charge.

It was a first win in five games for the side who are bottom of the Eastern Conference.

Durkin struck a minute into added time for his first goal since returning from Belgian first division side St Truiden.

Fountas then volleyed home Kimarni Smith's cross four minutes later for his 11th goal of the season.

"I believed we would win the game but the one thing we had to do was up the tempo," 36-year-old Rooney said afterwards.

"I asked the team at half-time to be more positive, to put the work in. I thought the second half was excellent.

"The players needed that. This season has to start now. They've had some bad results in the first half of the season."

Rooney, who spent 18 months in Washington as a player with DC United before joining Derby as a player-coach in January 2020, said it was important to build on this win when his side take on Charlotte FC on Wednesday.

"We can't rest and think 'we've won a game'," he added. "We have to be consistent and we have to go on a run."


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Wayne Rooney has left his role as D.C. United head coach after 15 months with the MLS club.
 
Wayne Rooney has been announced as the new manager of Birmingham City.
 
Wayne Rooney poised to return to dugout as Plymouth manager

Wayne Rooney’s appointment as Plymouth’s head coach is expected to be rubber-stamped in the next 24 hours, with the former England captain set to sign a three-year contract. Rooney is determined to repair his managerial reputation after a disastrous spell in charge of Birmingham, who were relegated to League One earlier this month.

The 38-year-old is poised to return in the Championship with Plymouth after holding productive talks with Neil Dewsnip, the club’s director of football with whom Rooney had a good relationship with from their time at Everton. Dewsnip, who ended the season in caretaker charge of the Devon club, coached in Everton’s academy before a teenage Rooney burst into the first team.



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Wayne Rooney poised to return to dugout as Plymouth manager

Wayne Rooney is set to revive his managerial career at the Championship club after productive talks with Argyle’s director of football
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Championship side Plymouth Argyle have appointed former England captain Wayne Rooney as their new head coach.

The 38-year-old succeeds Ian Foster, who was sacked on 1 April after a poor run of results.

It is Rooney's first role since he was sacked by Birmingham City on 2 January after a disappointing reign of less than three months in which he lost nine of 15 games.

Blues, who were in the Championship play-off places when Rooney took over, were relegated to League One earlier this month.

The Pilgrims job is a fourth head coach role for Rooney - who was England's top scorer with 53 goals until his mark was beaten by Harry Kane in March 2023.

He was Derby County boss during a period of financial difficulties.

Rooney guided the Rams to Championship survival in May 2021 in his first season in charge, but left a year later following the club's relegation after Derby had been docked a total of 21 points for their financial problems.

He spent 15 months as boss of DC United in the United States, but left last October to take on the Birmingham job, having failed to guide the Washington-based side to the Major League Soccer (MLS) play-offs.

First-team coaches Kevin Nancekivell and Simon Ireland, and goalkeeping coach Daryl Flahavan will form part of Rooney’s backroom staff, with further additions to be made in due course.

BBC
 
‘There’s always going to be doubters’: Wayne Rooney has point to prove at Plymouth

Given Wayne Rooney’s managerial career to date, not to mention his previous confessions of binge-drinking, it is difficult to avoid characterising his move to Plymouth as a trip to the last-chance saloon. The former England captain will begin his fourth job in just over two years when Plymouth Argyle visit Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday, and even the club’s owner, Simon Hallett, admits it is now or never for his surprise appointment.

“Wayne needs to succeed,” Hallett tells the Guardian. “If he can’t succeed here then perhaps he should become a TV pundit.”

Rooney joked when unveiled last month that he took the Plymouth job because he didn’t want “to become the next Gary Neville” but was in a more studious mood at Home Park 48 hours before the serious business begins. The 38-year-old looked relaxed in his new surroundings, however, pointing out that pressure has been a constant companion since he was a schoolboy.

“You’re always trying to prove a point, whatever line of work you’re in,” Rooney says. “I wouldn’t be doing my job for the club if I didn’t have a point to prove. I’ve had pressure since I was 16 and got into Everton’s first team.

“I’m someone who believes in what I do – that’s what keeps me going. There’s always going to be doubters. I could go and win the Championship with Argyle and there’d still be doubters.”

Winning a few games would be a start after a disastrous reign at Birmingham last season that brought two victories in 15 matches and appeared to confirm a managerial story of diminishing returns.

After emerging with credit from a futile relegation battle at Derby while under a transfer embargo and hit with two points deductions, Rooney endured the disappointment of being unable to reach the MLS playoffs at DC United last year, followed by those 83 days at Birmingham, which ended with his abrupt sacking in January.

Seven months on that failure has been reappraised, with a senior Birmingham executive telling the Guardian that the club dealt Rooney a poor hand. “You could have put Pep Guardiola in charge of that squad and he wouldn’t have fixed it,” they say.

Rooney has been itching to get back to work ever since, asking his agent to contact Plymouth after Ian Foster was sacked in April. His motivation cannot have been financial, with his salary of about £500,000 modest even by Championship standards.

“Nobody was more surprised than me that we ended up with Wayne,” Hallett says. “I’m not interested in celebrity so his playing career wasn’t a positive. He got the job despite his name, not because of it.

“Wayne has established relationships at the club very quickly, and has literally broken walls down to do it. The coaching and recruitment team used to be in separate offices, but he wanted them together so we knocked a wall down.”

Equally, Rooney has bought into Plymouth’s existing structures, with the assistant manager Pete Shuttleworth, his No 2 since Derby, his only appointment. The pair are sharing a flat in the city centre, with Rooney content to let Shuttleworth run most of the training sessions while he observes from the sidelines.

Rooney appears to have modelled his managerial style on Sir Alex Ferguson and Roy Hodgson, the biggest influences on his playing career. Although he works players hard there are also lighter moments, with some expressing surprise at his willingness to tell stories against himself, often involving his own misadventures.

“It’s important the players feel they can talk to you, about things that are happening on and off the pitch,” Rooney says. “They know they can come to me if they have a problem.”

The ultimate indication of Rooney’s affability is perhaps his ability to stay on good terms with his former England teammate Jamie Vardy despite the ill-feeling between their wives. The celebrity circus has yet to hit Plymouth, with Rooney’s family remaining in Cheshire, but Coleen attended at least one pre-season friendly and is expected at some matches.

Rooney has embraced the autograph hunters and appears to have won over the fans, many of whom were initially sceptical. There were a smattering of “Rooney 10” shirts among those hanging around Home Park, which is sold out for all matches for which tickets have been released. Even small touches such as referring to the club as Argyle have been appreciated by supporters.

While Rooney’s previous managerial jobs were the product of circumstances – he was a player at Derby and DC United and actively courted by Birmingham’s American owners – seeking out Plymouth may prove a shrewd move. The club have a history of giving managers time, with Ryan Lowe getting a new contract in 2021 less than two months after a run of six successive league defeats, and their expectations appear to be realistic. After avoiding relegation to League One by a point last season the target is simply to stay up with more to spare.

“Success for Plymouth is overperforming the budget, so if we can finish 16th or above I’d be delighted,” Hallett says.

Rooney wants more, for the club and his immense personal ambitions. “It’s an inner drive, which many different people have in different walks of life,” he says. “My drive is to be involved in football. When I stopped playing I went into management the same day at Derby. I had a short break, maybe a week, before I went to DC United. Then 48 hours before going to Birmingham.

“Before coming to Argyle I had a break of a few months, which was good. It gave me time to reflect on what I’d done as a coach. It was very helpful to have that time, but the hunger to get back in was huge. I’m not someone who would like to go and sit at home. I have that desire. Some players who played at the top level aren’t willing to try things outside the box, but I want to do that. I want to be great.”

SOURCE: https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-rooney-plymouth-argyle-championship-football
 
sweep_shot said:
Rooney was ordinary in international football but did well at club level. That's his legacy.

He is like Azam Khan or Varun Chakrabarty (league dominator).
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Like most English players hyped by English Media in the premier League, he got found lacking at international level through out his career.
 
A disastrous start to life at Plymouth Argyle for Wayne Rooney 😖

His side were handed a 4-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday.
 
Wayne Rooney got his first win as Plymouth Argyle head coach as his side beat Cheltenham Town 3-0 in the Carabao Cup first round at Home Park.

Argyle had the better share of the first-half chances as Ryan Hardie and Freddie Issaka went close, while Ethon Archer hit the Plymouth post with a low drive five minutes from the break.

Ben Waine finally broke the deadlock after an hour, tapping in from a yard after Adam Randell's free-kick had been parried onto the crossbar.

Having gone ahead Argyle dominated as substitutes Mustapha Bundu and Morgan Whittaker missed excellent chances before Hardie doubled the lead with a great close-range finish from Ibrahim Cissoko's cross from the left.

Bundu completed the win with an excellent controlled finish into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.

Having been thrashed 4-0 at Sheffield Wednesday in his first game in charge on Sunday, Rooney rang the changes as just young midfielder Darko Gyabi and goalkeeper Conor Hazard remained, with Michael Cooper set to join Sheffield United as their new stopper.

Argyle could have been ahead inside the first 10 minutes as Issaka went close, before Hardie had a fierce shot beaten away by Joe Day following a long ball from Hungarian debutant Kornel Skucs.

Argyle did have the ball in the net soon after, but Waine’s 13th-minute effort was ruled out after Callum Wright was offside in the build-up.

Despite only having a third of the possession Cheltenham had their chances – Harrison Sohna forced a great save from Hazard 10 minutes from the break while Archer’s low effort from the corner of the 18-yard box came back off the post and Hazard’s back before going out for a corner.

Argyle should have been ahead at the break – impressive teenage winger Issaka was a constant threat down the right and his teasing cross was almost converted by Wright while Bali Mumba blasted into the side netting from eight yards out as the half drew to a close.

Jordan Thomas flashed an early second-half effort wide for Cheltenham before Waine broke the deadlock from a yard into an empty net after a wonderful swerving free-kick that Day did well to get a hand to.

Rooney brought on some of his first-choice attackers in Whittaker, Bundu and Cissoko and the League Two side struggled to live with them – all three having good efforts with Whittaker and Bundu guilty of bad misses at the far post.

But they soon made amends as the excellent Cissoko first set up Hardie to score before Mumba controlled the Dutchman's ball into the six-yard box and fed it back to Bundu who coolly finished.

Cheltenham almost got a consolation when Joel Colwill’s effort from the edge of the box was tipped over by Hazard three minutes from the end of normal time.

But having lost heavily on Sunday, Rooney will be relieved with a morale-boosting first win in front of a decent home crowd.

Plymouth Argyle head coach Wayne Rooney told BBC Sport:

"I thought we were good - I thought first half we had to be a little bit more patient with the ball in our positions because I thought we were rushing it a bit at times and a bit sloppy on occasions which could cost us if we don’t get it out of our game.

"But second half we came out with much more control, moved the ball a lot quicker, more of a threat going forward and obviously got the well-deserved win I felt.

"I'm really pleased with the performance, with the win, through to the next round and I saw a lot of things I wanted to see tonight which I didn't see on Sunday.

"So I think it’s important that we try and put Sunday out of our minds and the best way to do that is to win and thankfully we got the victory."

Cheltenham Town manager Michael Flynn told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:

"I thought for 65 minutes, we did really well until they scored - our heads seemed to drop a little bit.

"The frustrating thing about that is Joe has made one of the best saves I've seen in a long, long time and we switch off and allow them to have a tap in.

"We're a team learning, we've got a lot of players who haven't got any real experience, but there were some positive moments this evening."

BBC
 
Plymouth boss Rooney handed one-match suspension

Plymouth Argyle manager Wayne Rooney has been given a one-match ban for misconduct in their 2-1 home victory over Blackburn Rovers in a Championship (second-tier) match earlier this month, the Football Association said on Friday.

Rooney was charged for his behaviour in an eventful win over Blackburn where he was sent off for allegedly insulting the fourth official and returning to the pitch after his dismissal.

Plymouth were leading 1-0 when Blackburn scored an equaliser in the 86th minute which Rooney and his players felt should not have stood, with the former Manchester United and England forward seen fuming at the fourth official.

Referee James Linington gave Rooney a red card and the 38-year-old walked down the tunnel at Home Park but was back on the pitch to celebrate a 97th-minute winner from Morgan Whitaker.


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Plymouth boss Rooney handed one-match suspension

Plymouth Argyle manager Wayne Rooney has been given a one-match ban for misconduct in their 2-1 home victory over Blackburn Rovers in a Championship (second-tier) match earlier this month, the Football Association said on Friday.Rooney was charged for his behaviour in an eventful win over...
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Rooney leaves Plymouth role after dismal run

Head coach Wayne Rooney has left Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle by mutual agreement.

The 39-year-old former England captain oversaw just four league wins and suffered 13 defeats in 23 Championship games after taking charge of the Pilgrims in May.

He leaves with them at the foot of the division.

Rooney came to Home Park four months after being sacked by Birmingham City following an 83-day spell in charge that brought nine defeats in 15 games.

He and his players were booed following Sunday's 2-0 defeat by Oxford United - their sixth defeat in a nine-game winless run that began in early November.

Rooney defiantly said he did not take criticism "personally" after that loss, but it was enough to end the tenure of the man who was lauded as "the perfect candidate to provide the exciting and attacking brand of football" when appointed.

Under Rooney - who set scoring records for England and Manchester United during his decorated playing career - Plymouth have dropped to the bottom of the table, scored the joint fewest goals in the second tier and have conceded more than any other club in England's top four divisions.

'Argyle will always hold a special place in my heart' - Rooney

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Board of Plymouth Argyle Football Club," Rooney said upon his departure., external

"Thanks also to all the staff who made me feel welcome and who make the club such a special place, the players and fans for their efforts and support during my time as head coach and I wish them all the best for the future.

"To the Green Army thanks for making the games at Home Park so special, they are memories that we will share forever.

"I would also like to give a special mention to my coaching staff Kevin Nancekivell, Simon Ireland, Darryl Flahavan and Mike Phelan for their knowledge, dedication, help and support.

"Plymouth Argyle will always hold a special place in my heart, and I will continue to look out for and take interest in their results."

'Rooney's time at Argyle has not been without problems' - Analysis

Wayne Rooney's time at Argyle has proved, like his spell at Birmingham City, to be unsuccessful.

The Home Park hierarchy were quick to say that he had been impressive when interviewing for the job and that the appointment was not a publicity stunt.

But the fan base was divided when he was appointed in May, with many saying his record want not good enough, while others welcoming a chance for a club like Argyle to have such a high profile man in charge.

With that high profile has come high scrutiny, and as the losses mounted up so did the pressure on the club - arguably more so than had they had a less well-recognised name.

His time at Home Park has not been without its problems - particularly with injuries in attack.

Striker Muhamed Tijani was brought in from Slavia Prague but has played just three times due to injury while exciting winger Ibrahim Cissoko has missed large chunks of the season as well.

Experienced Argyle hands such as Morgan Whittaker and Joe Edwards have also been out with injury as Argyle have looked, especially away from home, directionless at times.

Just four wins at home and a string of awful away performances have left Argyle with little choice but to change direction in the hope of staying up.

What the future holds for Rooney is less certain. He was well-received as a pundit during last summer's Euros, but after failing at Birmingham City and now Plymouth Argyle it would be a brave board that would appoint him to a management role any time soon.

Argyle must now look for a third permanent manager in eight months - whoever it is has a huge task trying to keep the Pilgrims in the second tier.

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