Football player Wayne Rooney is a star of British football and an excellent striker who has long delighted supporters and fans with great, precise and tactful play. Quickness, cold calculation and technicality always help him to be at any point. football field at the most unpredictable moment, which invariably leads the team to victory. On the way to his dream, Wayne overcame obstacles more than once and managed to stir up football stands. It was all these qualities that allowed the football player Wayne Rooney to become bright football star. Wayne Rooney today is a true legend of British football. He plays for Manchester United Football Club. Rooney is a first-class player in the English football team. And what allowed such, of course, a talented guy to become a star English football and a world-class professional, we will try to find out from the detailed biography of the footballer Rooney. Perhaps the answer to this question lies in distant childhood or adolescence.
Wayne Rooney's childhood and family tree
Wayne Rooney was born in Liverpool on 24 October 1985. Thomas Rooney - Wayne's father, was a simple port laborer in Liverpool. Janet Mary Morrie - Wayne's mother, stayed at home with little Wayne and his brothers, doing housework. In addition to being born and building his football career in England, Wayne Rooney has deep roots and Irish blood. Wayne himself is incredibly proud of his Irish roots, but since he spent his whole life in England, he no longer imagines another homeland.
Wayne was the first child in his family, later he had two younger brothers. Together with them, the future British football star Rooney went to a Catholic school, and in the evenings they attended the game of their favorite football team Everton, which played at the famous stadium Goodison Park. Wayne liked to play football with his brothers. Rooney has always been a bit overweight, but that hasn't stopped him from demonstrating a highly technical game and standing out while playing on the field. In some sources of Rooney's biography, one can read that already, as a 7-year-old teenager, he became a player in the football team of a local bar and was very popular in those circles. This went on for some time.
At school, Wayne was the most capable scorer on the school football team. In addition, he was a children's striker. football club Copplehouse Boys, this club has played in Liverpool's non-professional leagues. During one such amateur children's match, Wayne Rooney was noticed by Everton scouts, who immediately decided to invite such a bright and capable young man to their school. After a short period of time, Rooney received an offer to join the famous Liverpool team. But the future hero and professional striker of world football decided to stay in his childhood favorite Everton. His further training continued at Iriski. He immediately became one of the favorites. His game was bright, and the force of the blow corresponded to the strong-willed character of a real Irishman. Wayne rapidly grew in his professionalism, and goals and passes became more clear and polished.
By the age of 11, the football player Wayne had achieved universal recognition by the coaches and players of the club, he began to be released as the mascot of the Liverpool team on the field. It was rumored that this red-haired boy brings good luck with him, and after his release, the team will definitely defeat the enemy utterly! Wayne Rooney played football hard and, of course, everyone noticed that he was progressing rapidly. He was promised him the future of a famous striker. Due to his drive and ambition, by the age of 15, Wayne became the scorer of the Everton youth squad, although more experienced older players had to join it. Rooney scored more than a hundred goals in a season and therefore quickly changed teams, everyone wanted such a player in their team. Rooney also continued to play in the England national team, winning victories in various international football competitions.
England career
On February 12, 2003, Wayne Rooney made his debut for the England national team, becoming the youngest player in its history (three years later, Theo Walcott will block this achievement). And in the summer of 2004, everyone knew about Wayne Rooney. I confess that before that I had heard about the extraordinary talented striker from Everton, but for the first time I managed to see the game of Rooney in the legendary France-England match.
Then Wayne, with the score 1:0 in favor of the English, earned a penalty, forcing Fabien Barthez to foul, who could not convert David Beckham, and in stoppage time, two goals from Zinedine Zidane turned everything upside down.
But in the following matches, Wayne Rooney's doubles ensured the British victory over the Croats and the Swiss, and who knows, if he didn’t leave the field due to an injury in the first half of the quarterfinal match against (by that time the score was 1:0 in favor of the British), as in the meeting would eventually take place.
And at the 2006 World Cup, the England team lost to the Portuguese, and again in the quarter-finals, and again in the penalty shootout. This time, Wayne Rooney acted as a negative hero, leaving his team in the minority - in the 62nd minute, the Argentine referee Elizondo Oración showed Rooney a direct red card for a rough foul against Ricardo Carvalho.
In fairness, I note that Rooney went to that tournament, barely recovering from a fracture of the metatarsal bone of the foot, received at the end of the English championship. The whole of England then followed the recovery of the striker, the fans simply did not allow the thought that this key player for the national team (who was only 21 years old!) Will miss the World Cup.
The epic of failures with the national team continued: they missed Euro 2008, they flew out of the 2010 World Cup largely due to a referee's mistake, they again unsuccessfully shot a penalty at the 2012 European Championship, performed mediocrely at the Brazilian World Cup, and, finally, became co-authors of a loud sensation, losing in the round of 16 of Euro 2016.
By the way, Rooney's violent temper, which I already mentioned, also manifested itself in matches for national team. For example, he began his performance at Euro 2012 with a match of the third round, since before that he had served a two-match suspension for a blunder against Montenegrin Miodrag Dzhudovic. But we must give Rooney his due, coming out in the match of the third round, he scored the only goal against the Ukrainian national team, providing his team with access to the playoffs.
In total, Wayne Rooney made 119 appearances for England, breaking Bobby Charlton's 45-year record for most goals for England. Record, 50th match Rooney scored on September 8, 2015 in goal.
Club career
Once our team under 9 played with the boys from Everton and they completely defeated us. Rooney scored several goals [actually six], but there was one goal that stood out from all of them. It was basically a classic scissor kick, a perfect falling overhead kick that was really something special from a guy of eight or nine years old. —Paul McGuinness, Manchester United youth academy coach
Wayne s early childhood played football in the courtyards, and at the age of seven he played for the first time for the team of the Western pub, scoring the winning goal in this game. Subsequently, he played for the Liverpool school team, scoring 72 goals in a season. At the age of nine, while playing for the Copplehouse Boys in the Walton and Kirkdale leagues (scoring 99 goals in a season), he was spotted by Everton scout Bob Pendleton and invited Wayne to watch. Liverpool scouts also invited Wayne to try out at Melwood, but Rooney chose Everton, signing a school contract with the Butterscotch. While playing for Everton's academy, Rooney often served balls at first-team matches, and in 1996, 11-year-old Wayne entered Goodison Park before the Merseyside derby as Everton's mascot. In the 1995/96 season (his first season at Everton's academy), Wayne scored 114 goals in 29 matches. Rooney progressed rapidly, and at the age of 15 he was already playing for the Everton under-19 team. In 2002, he scored eight goals in eight FA Youth Cup matches, including a goal in a lost final against Aston Villa.
Everton main team
Rooney is the biggest English talent I have seen since my arrival in England. Since I've been here as head coach, there's definitely not been a player under 20 as good as him. --Arsene Wenger on Wayne Rooney in October 2002
On April 20, 2002, the 16-year-old Rooney first got into Everton's squad for the Premier League match against Southampton, but spent the entire meeting on the bench. In the summer of 2002, he traveled with the Everton first team to a training camp in Austria for pre-season training, and on July 15 scored his first goal for the Toffees first team in friendly match against the Weiz club [. In total, he scored nine goals in the pre-season tour. On August 17, 2002, he made his debut for the Toffees in an official match, going into starting lineup against Tottenham. On October 2, he scored for Everton for the first time in official tournaments, scoring a "double" in a Cup match. Football League against Rexham. Rooney thus became Everton's youngest goalscorer in the club's history, breaking Tommy Lawton's record. October 19, five days before his seventeenth birthday, Rooney scored a long-range shot winning goal against Arsenal, ending the Gunners' 30-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League. In addition, Rooney became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League (he scored a goal at the age of 16 years and 360 days; this record was later broken first by James Milner and then by James Vaughn). On 3 November, Rooney scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Leeds by Everton.
In December, Rooney received the BBC Young Sportsman of the Year 2002 award. On 14 December, he scored the winning goal against Blackburn. On Boxing Day, December 26, 2002, Wayne received the first red card of his career against Birmingham City. In January 2003, Rooney signed his first professional contract with Everton, making him one of the highest paid teenagers in world football, earning around £13,000 a week. On 23 March, Wayne scored the only goal for the Toffees in a loss against Arsenal. On 6 April, he scored a goal against Newcastle in which Everton won 2–1, and on 26 April he scored the winning goal in the last minutes of the match against Aston Villa. In total, in his first season at Everton, Rooney made 37 appearances and scored 8 goals.
In the 2003/04 season, Rooney scored his first goal on August 26 in a match against Charlton, after which he could not score for almost four months. On December 13, in the match of the 16th round of the Premier League against Portsmouth, Everton lost 1-0, but after Rooney came on as a substitute, first Lee Carsley equalized, and then Wayne himself brought the toffee ahead. The game ended with the score 2:1 in favor of Everton. In the second half of this match, there was a small incident: Rooney pushed Steve Stone, after which he left the field, deciding that the referee had sent him off. However, there was no removal: the referee limited himself to a yellow card. After that, Wayne returned to the game. On 20 December, in a match against Leicester City, Rooney scored again, entering the field from the bench. On December 28, 2003, Wayne played his 50th league game against Birmingham, scoring the winning goal. February 21, 2004 Rooney made his first "double" in the Premier League in a match against Southampton. On March 13, he scored the winning goal against Portsmouth in the 78th minute of the meeting, closing the pass of Tomasz Radzinski, and a week later scored in the game against Leicester City, again from the Canadian's pass. On 13 April, Wayne scored his last goal of the season with a long-range shot from 18 meters against Leeds United. In total, in the 2003/04 season, Rooney scored 9 goals in 40 matches for the club, and Everton finished the season in 17th place.
Due to the huge buzz generated by Wayne's spectacular performance at the 2004 European Championship, Everton issued a special statement stating that Rooney would not be sold for less than £50m. The club offered Wayne a £50,000-a-week contract extension, but Rooney rejected the offer. Fight for signing promising football player Newcastle and Manchester United joined. Newcastle made an offer of 20 million pounds to Everton, but the management of the Merseyside club rejected it. After that, Rooney demanded to put him on the transfer. On August 31, 2004, Wayne Rooney's move to Manchester United was officially announced. The deal amounted to about 20 million pounds (27 million including bonuses). The transfer was completed just a few hours before the transfer window closed.
Rooney's transfer remains the third most expensive transfer of a player from the UK in history (only the transfer of Rooney's Manchester United teammate Rio Ferdinand and the transfer of striker Andy Carroll from Newcastle to Liverpool cost more). However, the amount paid for the transfer of Rooney still remains a record for a player under 20 years old.
"Manchester United"
At Manchester United, Rooney received the number 8 shirt. He made his debut for United on 28 September 2004 in group stage Champions League vs. Turkish club Fenerbahce, having made a "hat-trick" and gave another assist (the match ended with a victory for "United" with a score of 6: 2). Rooney became the youngest ever Champions League hat-tricker at 18 years and 335 days old. In addition, Rooney became only the second player in Manchester United history to score three goals on his debut for the club (after Charlie Sagar's hat-trick against Bristol City in 1905). On 24 October, in a memorable match against Arsenal, Rooney earned a penalty, which was converted by Ruud van Nistelrooy, and then scored from the field himself. Manchester United won the match 2-0 and ended Arsenal's 49-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League. On November 14, Wayne scored a "double" in an away match against Newcastle. On January 15, 2005, Rooney brought the Red Devils victory in the derby with Liverpool, scoring against Jerzy Dudek with a long-range shot. On February 26, Wayne scored a double against Portsmouth in a 2–1 victory for United. On April 24, in a match against Newcastle at Old Trafford, Rooney scored a goal from long range, breaking through outside feet; commentators called the goal "amazing".
For Manchester United, the 2004/2005 season was generally unsuccessful: in the Premier League, the team took only 3rd place, in the Football League Cup they lost in the semi-final to Chelsea, in the Champions League they flew out in the first round of the playoffs from Milan ”, and in the FA Cup final lost to Arsenal on penalties. This season, Rooney has become top scorer team, scoring 11 goals in the Premier League and 17 goals in all competitions for Manchester United, and also won the PFA Best Young Player award.
Wayne Rooney's personal life and accompanying scandals
In June 2008, our today's hero married his school friend Colin McLaughlin (now Rooney). Before marriage, they dated for six years. Today, the couple is raising two children - sons Kai (born in 2009) and Clay (born in 2013).
However family life The Rooney couple was far from always cloudless. In 2009, news began to appear in the English press that Wayne often used the services of prostitutes. Subsequently, these messages received their official confirmation. A serious scandal erupted around the personality of the forward, but in the end the excitement was calmed down. Wayne publicly apologized for his actions, noting that he used to be simply "young and stupid."
Currently, he still lives with his wife Colin.
Wayne Rooney Titles
- Five-time English champion.
- FA Cup Winner.
- Three-time Football League Cup winner.
- Four-time English Super Cup winner.
- Champions League winner.
- Europa League winner.
- World Club Champion.
Individual
- Premier League Player of the Month - 5 times.
- Best player Premier League season 2009-2010.
- The best player of "Manchester United" seasons 2005-2006, 2009-2010.
- Winner of the "Golden Boy" prize in 2004.
- 2005 and 2006 England Young Player of the Year.
Announced the end of performances for the national team. According to the football player, the long-term game for the Three Lions team was originally his cherished dream and was the fulfillment of desires.
Rooney thanked everyone who "walked this path with him" and acknowledged that it was time to make way for the next generation.
A native of Croxteth, a suburb of Liverpool, he made his debut for the English national team in February 2003 at the age of 17, becoming the youngest player in the team's history at that time (three years later, his record was broken by Theo Walcott, who came on as a substitute, being 36 days younger ).
In the same 2003, on September 6, Rooney became the youngest goal scorer for England (17 years 317 days). And in the summer of 2004, he also updated the age record as the youngest scorer at the Euro among all countries. It is appropriate to add that before being invited to the first team of the country, Rooney was regularly called up to the youth teams of the U15, U17 and U19.
He played his final match in a jersey with the legendary emblem on November 11, 2016 at London Wembley. England defeated Scotland in the qualification for the 2018 World Cup, and their leader played all 90 minutes, but could not distinguish himself.
However, Rooney is already the top scorer in history for the national team - 53 goals in 119 games. Only legendary goalkeeper Peter Shilton entered the field more often than him (125 meetings).
Twice Rooney competed with the Russian team - and both times not too well. In October 2007, the British lost to ours at Luzhniki in the key qualifying match for Euro 2008. The athlete, who was then in the prime of his career, opened the scoring in the middle of the first half, but after the break, the double brought success to the hosts (2:1).
In June 2016, Rooney ran unsuccessfully 78 minutes before his replacement in a match against Russia at the European Championship in France (1:1).
Thus, he will definitely not come to the 2018 World Cup in our country as an active player in the England national team - except perhaps as a spectator or TV employee. True, even before Rooney's official statement, experts were skeptical about his chances of entering Gareth Southgate's final application for the tournament. The new mentor of the "Three Lions" clearly relies on other performers. At the same time, Rooney's age is not of paramount importance in this case.
Yes, he will turn 32 at the end of October, but Southgate takes important role in the attack of the national team to the 30-year-old, and during this year he repeatedly called up the 34-year-old Jermain Defoe.
In the case of Rooney, however, one should pay attention to the injuries that the athlete suffered over the years of performances, and the general deterioration of the body: Wayne began to play a lot at the highest level too early.
“You know, actually Southgate called this week and expressed his desire to see me in the national team. It was nice, I really appreciate this attitude,” Rooney told his official website. But I have been thinking about this important question for a long time. I had to report decision. It was hard for me. I consulted with my family, the closest people and the Everton mentor.
Playing for the national team was special for me. Every time I was called up to a match as a captain or as a player it was a privilege and I thank everyone who helped me.
But now is the time to leave. I will forever be a passionate fan of the England team.
IN last time Rooney tried on the Red Devils jersey in the Europa League final victory against Ajax Amsterdam (2:0). In Stockholm, Mourinho released the ex-club captain in the 90th minute.
Despite a sad parting with the team, in whose ranks the football player nicknamed Shrek won the Premier League five times, the FA Cup and the Champions League once each, he left Manchester in the status of the best scorer in club history: 253 goals in more than 450 matches.
Rooney does not stop hitting achievements now, dressed in the equipment of a more modest Everton from Liverpool.
So, after the meeting of the second round of the 2017/18 Premier League with Manchester City (1:1), thanks to another well-aimed shot, he took the grandmaster bar of 200 goals in the elite division of the English championship.
Only one player in history has scored more - the outstanding Newcastle (260).
In the structure of Everton, in which Rooney returned to “finish”, he stayed from the age of ten. It was from here that in the early 2000s he attracted the attention of Manchester United scouts, other clubs and the national team, and also became the youngest goalscorer of the Toffees (at 16) and earned the right to be called the “golden boy of English football”. By the way, many analysts consider Rooney the best player in the country of his generation.
Well, point to sports biography Shrek is still very early to put. So far, another European Cup autumn awaits him. Already on Thursday, Everton will hold second leg play-off round of Europa League qualification against Hajduk in Split. The first meeting ended confident victory Liverpool (2:0). Apparently, the group stage is almost guaranteed to them.
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REWRITING ALL RECORDS...
Rooney built brilliant career in the team. He burst into it like a hurricane 14 years ago, almost immediately, while still a funny, eared and not fully strong young man, surprising all adults beyond his years with football. All his time in the "Three Lions" was marked by the fall of all kinds of records.
On February 12, 2003, the striker became the youngest debutant in the history of the national team - when he came on as a substitute in a match with Argentina, he was only 17 years and 111 days old (in 2006 this achievement will be interrupted).
September 6 of the same year Rooney scored the first goal for the "Three Lions" against Macedonia. He was 17 years and 317 days old - the history of the national team still does not know the younger goalscorers.
And then it was phenomenal Euro -2004. In that tournament, the 18-year-old Wayne scored two goals each against Switzerland and Croatia and pulled the team after the opening defeat to France from the group. And it is not known how the fate of the British in the playoffs would have developed if Rooney had not been injured in the quarter-finals against Portugal in the middle of the first half.
Ten years later mother Rooney was the full captain of the national team, and on November 15, 2014 he played the 100th anniversary match, having received Bobby Charlton on this occasion a special cap. By the way, out of nine players who exchanged a hundred, Rooney- the only one who did this before reaching the age of 30.
And finally, on September 9, 2015, Wayne became the first English footballer to score 50 goals for the national team. This event happened in the match against Switzerland.
After that, the striker scored three more goals and strengthened his status as the best English scorer of all time. And it is unlikely that anyone will catch up with him in the near future, because the closest pursuers who have not yet completed international career, there were not even 15 accurate hits ...
119 matches. 53 goals. Three European Championships. Three World Championships. From England team an entire era has passed. And it's pointless to argue with that.
...AND NOT EVEN REACHING THE SEMI-FINAL OF A MAJOR TOURNAMENT
But about the greatness of Rooney against the background of his predecessors, it seems that English fans will always argue. Even under the touching record Gary Lineker, who took to social media on Wednesday to congratulate Wayne on his amazing international career and called him the best of the best, controversy erupted.
"How many of his goals have become important and helped England to go further in major tournaments?" - Asked one.
“How many goals did he score at the World Championships? And how did he play them at all?” Others asked.
And indeed, Euro -2004 was the only big international success for Rooney, and all other major tournaments turned into failures. The striker went to the 2006 World Cup with an injury, recovered only by the end of the group stage, and in the quarterfinals with Portugal received a red card and quarreled with a partner in.
July 1, 2006. Gelsenkirchen. England - Portugal - 0:0, penalties 1:3. 62nd minute. Wayne Rooney (9) receives a red card in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Photo REUTERS
On Euro -2008 England did not hit at all, losing the ticket Croatia And Russia. At the 2010 World Cup Rooney did not score a goal, and his team flew out with a bang from Germany(1:4) in the first round of the playoffs. On Ukraine in 2012, Wayne went, being suspended for the first two games, scored one winning goal against the hosts of the tournament, but again crashed in the quarterfinals. The 2014 World Cup ended in a fiasco and absenteeism from the group of death, although in Brazil Rooney finally scored his debut and only his goal at the world championships.
And the last trip to France a year ago was cut short in the 1/8 finals by a deafening and resonant defeat of the founders of football from the brave Icelanders. By the way, in that meeting, the captain of the English team just scored his last ball in the national team jersey.
Therefore, there are such polar opposite opinions about the career of the now former national team captain. On one side of the scale are outstanding personal achievements, and on the other - any lack of team achievements. Rooney joined the list of legendary and charismatic footballers of the generation (! ! ! ! ! ! ! ), who could not bring great happiness to the country at least once. And on this occasion, Wayne, as he admitted in a farewell letter, is very sorry.
World Cup 2018 POOR
And the decision to say goodbye was really brewing for a long time, because for the last couple of years England has been arguing in unison whether the current Rooney national team, is he the one, isn’t he pulling the team down with his gigantic authority, but not the same high efficiency. Wayne was looking for new positions on the field, lowered into the middle of the field, often left on a substitute.
This summer, the 31-year-old forward returned to his hometown, unable to withstand the competition in " Manchester United", which was unequivocally perceived: best years finally behind, now Rooney just playing out. In his career, there will certainly be separate bright matches, maybe new records will take place, but in his situation it is really better to focus on club affairs, and leave the national team to the young and hungry generation to win. Who might have a little more luck.
Wayne Rooney's England career. Photo "SE"
Wayne Rooney is a star of British football, since 2003 he has been a member of the main team of England, since 2014 he has been its captain. Back in 2016, the football player assured that he would participate in the 2018 World Cup, which would be held in Russia, but a year later he officially announced his departure from international sports.
Wayne Rooney was born in Liverpool on October 24, 1985. Father Thomas was a laborer in the local port, mother Janet Mary was a housewife. The family has Irish roots. Wayne is the eldest of three brothers in the family. Together they studied at the Catholic Delasales College in Croxteth. Football was a family hobby, all relatives supported the Everton Liverpool team, where Wayne's idol, Duncan Ferguson, played.
Football
WITH early age Wayne played football in the yards with his brothers. For the first time, at the age of 7, he played a match for the team of the Western pub, in which he scored the decisive winning goal. Already at school, he signs the first contract with the Everton youth team, where at the age of 15 he performs together with 19-year-old athletes. The coaches of the youth teams singled out his talent and innate technique.
professional football biography the future star began at the age of 16. In 2002, he got to the Premier League match, where the Everton team entered the field against Southampton. the first official game he spent on the bench. A couple of months later, Wayne was again announced for the game, this time the coaches released the player on the field against Tottenham. After a successful game, Rooney is included in the main team. In a matter of days, he becomes a leading player, and then the main star of the club.
He scored a lot, besides, he was noticeable on the field because of his strong build. The athlete's height and weight are 176 cm and 83 kg. However, this did not prevent Rooney from breaking into the national team in a short time - in 2004, he already went as a striker to the World Cup in Portugal in the main team.
It was at this time that rumors spread that the talented football player was cramped at Everton. The team immediately announced that they would sell the player for at least 50 million pounds. Rooney, on the other hand, was offered an increase in wages to 50 thousand pounds a week and an extension of the contract. Wayne refused.
At the beginning of his career, Rooney was known for his violent temper and aggression, often arguing with players and referees, and swearing on the field. For this behavior, he repeatedly received warnings, several times he was deleted. Over time, youthful fervor died away, and the football player became calmer and more restrained.
On August 31, 2004, Rooney moved to the Manchester United team, the total deal amounted to 27 million pounds. There he performed under the number "8". Since 2007, following the departure of striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wayne changed his jersey to the number "10". He spent 10 seasons in the team: 5 times Rooney became the champion of England, 1 time won the FA Super Cup and became the owner of the Football League Cup three times.
Since 2014, he has been the captain of the national team. On September 8, 2015, in a match against Switzerland, Wayne scored the 50th goal for the England team and became the top scorer in the history of the national team. The previous record of 49 goals was held by Bobby Charlton and stood for 45 years.
Rooney has an incredible capacity for work, quickly analyzes the field, skillfully gives long-range passes. He knows how to attack from the depth, despite the fact that his main role is a striker. successful football career brought the star many awards. professional merit and high level games allow him to remain among the highly paid football players.
Personal life
From school, the football player met with a girl named Colin McLaughlin - they met when they were 12 years old. Wayne and Colin officially became husband and wife in 2008. There are 4 children in the family, all of them are boys: born in 2009, 2013, 2016 and 2018.
Even before the wedding, in the early 2000s, the bride caught Wayne cheating. After a successful European Championship, the football star decided to relax and spent a few nights with lung girl behavior of Charlotte Glover. In addition to money, he left her an autograph for the services rendered - and he got caught on this.
At the end of 2004, the English media accused Rooney in connection with 48-year-old Patricia Tierney, a brothel worker. The difference in the age of the football player was not embarrassing. The woman confirmed the fact of acquaintance with the football player, but denied a sexual relationship.
After this scandal, Wayne confirmed his passion for easy relationships: he admitted that he visited brothels and massage parlors in his youth. Rooney also said that he regrets his actions and hopes for the support of Colin and the fans.
After the wedding, his personal life went smoothly for a year, until in 2009, escort employee Jenny Thompson spoke about a long relationship with Wayne. According to her, the footballer during his wife's first pregnancy often spent nights with her, estimating each at 1,000 pounds. Colleen again found the strength to forgive her husband and continued her relationship with him.
In September 2017, Wayne's pregnant wife left home following a scandal in which the footballer was caught driving in a state of alcohol intoxication in company with a girl of easy virtue. According to information The Daily Mail, on the day of her husband's adventures, Colin was vacationing with her children in Mallorca. After the media began to discuss the situation, the woman urgently returned home, packed her things and moved to her parents' house, taking the children.
In those days, sources close to the family said that the marriage had long been bursting at the seams, and this situation was simply the last straw. However, the couple found the strength to reconcile and continued to live together.
An anonymous source from the couple's entourage said that Colleen Rooney is a mother of many children, for whom children are a priority. He is sure that a woman is interested in maintaining a relationship with her husband for the sake of financial stability.
During sports activities the athlete entered into advertising contracts with Nokia, Ford, Nike and Coca-Cola, four times appeared on the cover of FIFA games. In 2010, after a scandal involving the betrayal of a football player, the Coca-Cola company excluded Rooney from an advertising campaign. Lately, Wayne has been famous not only for sexual scandals, but also for a failed casino game: in June 2017, he lost about €600,000 in one night.
Wayne Rooney now
In February 2018, 4 children appeared in the family - again a boy, who was named Cass Mack. A few days after his birth, the father of many children posted in "Instagram" photo with sons, which was jokingly signed:
"The futsal team is complete!"
In terms of sports, Wayne Rooney announced his retirement from international football in August 2017. On August 23, on his Instagram page, he posted a photo in which he said goodbye to the national team and thanked for the support.
It means that famous athlete will not come to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Wayne called the decision firm and added that the team has many talented players who are fighting for a ticket to the World Cup. In July 2017, Rooney returned to the Everton team, signing a 2-year contract.
After the transfer, forward Wayne Rooney told the media that he had received offers from Chinese clubs, which offered impressive amounts per player. But money is not the main thing for a football player, the desire to play is more important to him.
Awards (personal)
- 2002 - BBC Young Athlete of the Year
- 2005 - The best young player in the world according to FIFPro
- 2005/06, 2009/10, 2011/12 - Member of the PFA Premier League Team of the Year
- 2006, 2010 - England Fans' Player of the Year
- 2008 - Best Player club championship peace
- 2008 - Club World Cup top scorer
- 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015 - Scorer of the best goal of the first 20 seasons of the English Premier League:
- 2009/10 - Golden Boot Landmark Award Winner
- 2010 - PFA Player of the Year in England
- 2012 - Scorer of the best goal of the first 20 seasons of the English Premier League
- 2016 - AFJ Football Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Awards (team)
- 2006, 2010, 2017 - Football League Cup Winner
- 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016 - FA Super Cup Winner
- 2008 - UEFA Champions League Winner
- 2008 - Club World Cup Winner
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 - Premier League Champion
- 2016 - FA Cup Winner
- 2017 - UEFA Europa League Winner
This time I went there. You know which site claims that the Englishman left for free, but the media reports an amount exceeding 10 million euros. That's how much Everton allegedly received from DC United.
More than a month has passed since that transition, and the Briton has already managed to show off properly in the new league. Here's what happened to him.
Gave a goal in the debut game
Wayne made his DC debut in mid-July against Vancouver. In that match, he entered the field in the 57th minute. This was enough to make the first effective action in the new club. Yes, partly formal, but scoring.
Kicked Everton
After leaving United, Rooney returned to his childhood club. For the sake of the transition, he even rejected a major offer from China. "I wore Everton pajamas," the top scorer in Manchester United history admitted at the time. The story of a triumphant return did not last long, and Wayne still left to play in a more exotic championship. Whose initiative it was, at first it was not clear, but later the football player told everything.
“I told management, ‘I am not a child. If you want me to leave, then say so." And they made me understand.
For what reason, I still do not know, because I was the team's top scorer, even though I played in midfield for most of the season. But that's football and I made the decision to leave."
Rooney: Everton made it clear they would be happy if I left
Scored the first goal...
The Englishman scored for the DC for the first time in his fourth game against the Colorado Rapids. In the 33rd minute, Rooney outwitted the defender with a false movement and shot between the legs of his former Manchester United teammate Tim Howard. That goal for him is still the only one in.
… and smashed his face in the same match
A couple of minutes before final whistle Rooney was badly injured. His face was filled with blood, and the Englishman had to leave the field. The result is a broken nose and dissection. The forward had to put in a few stitches. Fortunately, he did not end up in the infirmary and a week later he was running as if nothing had happened.
Goes to the outsiders of the league with his club
It is divided into two conferences - East and West. Rooney's club plays in the East and so far is in last place. Another sad fact is that DC United is among the least scoring clubs in the conference. Rooney, however, did not participate in most of the matches. And the calendar in the league is strange: the club has several matches in hand at once.
