WAYNE Rooney could not resist a quip at the expense of his former Manchester United and England team-mate Gary Neville during his first Press conference as Plymouth Argyle's new head coach.
It is a return to football management for the 38-year-old after his previous job at Birmingham City came to an abrupt end at the start of January after just 15 games in charge. Birmingham won only twice while he was at St Andrews as they tumbled down the Championship table from a play-off position towards the relegation zone.
Rooney had joined Birmingham in October 2023 from DC United in the USA, and prior to his time across the Atlantic he had also managed Derby County during a very difficult financial period for the East Midlands club.
Given the fame and fortune he enjoyed from his playing career, which included becoming Manchester United's record goalscorer and playing 120 times for England, Rooney does not need to continue in football management for the money.
He has also made a success of being a TV pundit recently, just as Neville has done since his playing days for United and England, and spells as England assistant manager and head coach of Spanish side Valencia.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 06, 2024 من The Herald.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 06, 2024 من The Herald.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
HATCH BENEFITS FROM THE MISFORTUNE OF TEAM-MATES
Randell relishing his new role for Pilgrims
MIDFIELDER IS LEARNING A LOT UNDER HEAD COACH ROONEY
McPhee delighted with the response of Parkway players
IT was the former Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, who famously said that a week is a long time in politics.
Making a song and dance of it
JOAQUIN PHOENIX AND LADY GAGA UNITE FOR A JOKER SEQUEL WHICH DITCHES THE FIRST FILM'S BLOOD, GORE AND ACTION FOR A MORE MELODIC APPROACH
Historic 'house of pleasure' is to be restored
A GEORGIAN 'pleasure house' in the grounds of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is to undergo a restoration and revival.
Law change plan for assisted dying
PROPOSALS to change the law to give terminally ill people \"choice at the end of life\" are to be introduced in Parliament this month.
Jenrick claim blasted
SAS: Who Dares Wins star Mark \"Billy\" Billingham has said Robert Jenrick's claim that the special forces are \"killing rather than capturing\" terrorists is \"absolutely ridiculous\".
Israeli order to evacuate
THE Israeli military yesterday ordered the evacuation of villages and towns in southern Lebanon that are north of a United Nationsdeclared buffer zone established after the 2006 war.
Prison sentence for sex offender
INDECENT IMAGES OF CHILDREN DISCOVERED
MP to join Warrior Women Walk
EVENT SUPPORTS DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS