Wayne Rooney has revealed he turned to punditry to present him a goal following his enjoying profession, as he admitted he might by no means handle once more.
The previous Manchester United and England spoke of his transfer into punditry on the brand new Disney+ documentary The Actual Rooneys.
Rooney is now a longtime Match of the Day pundit and impressed together with his forthright views throughout the summer season’s World Cup in america, Canada and Mexico.
The 40-year-old joined the long-lasting soccer present in the beginning of the 2025-26 Premier League season, reportedly signing a £800,000-a-year deal.
Rooney had turned to punditry after unsuccessful spells in administration, together with his remaining two roles being short-term spells answerable for Birmingham Metropolis and Plymouth Argyle.
When exhibiting off trophies received throughout his profession – which had seen him rating 253 objectives for Man United and 53 for England – Rooney was requested why he had not retired outright.
Wayne Rooney has admitted he turned to punditry to present him a goal following his glittering enjoying profession
Rooney revealed the transfer into punditry as to present him a goal after his enjoying profession.
‘I am not doing it for cash I am doing it for a goal relatively than simply being on the home all day,’ Rooney stated.
‘There is a risk I will by no means handle once more so transferring ahead.
‘I would like a task on The Masked Singer, however I might get hammered’.
Rooney’s final job in administration got here at Plymouth, the place he was sacked with the membership on the foot of the Championship desk in December.
His dismissal adopted a dismal run which had seen the Pilgrims win simply 4 matches and endure 13 defeats in 23 Championship video games.
When requested by his spouse Coleen whether or not he was unhappy about about dropping the Plymouth job, Rooney responded: ‘No I am a realist I believe you already know as a participant when your profession goes to finish and you may put together for that.
‘So the following stage in administration as an illustration you do not know whether or not you will be there a 12 months, two years, 10 years or 3 months.
‘Your not ready while you lose the job.
Rooney acknowledged he might by no means handle once more after a number of unsuccessful stints within the dugout
‘I am having fun with Match of the Day and it is time to study and get higher at what I am doing.’
Rooney has since been one of many BBC’s main pundits throughout the World Cup, the place he has earned reward for his improvement in his new profession.
Whereas usually giving his verdict on matches, Rooney entertained viewers by branding FIFA’s World Cup remaining half-time present as ‘c***’, including that he thought ‘one of the best half was when it completed.’
