Wayne Rooney

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Wayne Mark Rooney is an English former professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation, Rooney is considered one of the greatest players in Premier League history, having won five league titles and remaining the only player to have recorded both 200 goals and 100 assists in the competition. He spent most of his playing career as a forward but was also used in various midfield roles. He is Manchester United's top goalscorer of all time with 253 goals and was the all-time English top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League (34) from 2011 to 2024. Rooney was named the FIFPro Young Player of the Year in 2004–05, selected in the ESM Team of the Season for 2009–10, and included in the 2011 FIFA FIFPro World XI. In 2025, Goal named him one of the best players never to have won the Ballon d'Or; his highest finish was 5th place in 2011.

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Jul 19, 2026
Center
The former England footballer rowed down the Hudson River with fellow BBC pundits Joe Hart and Micah Richards.
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Jul 15, 2026
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His dramatic weight loss and BBC World Cup appearances spark speculation about fat jabs and lifestyle changes.
Celebrity transformation stories distract from real issues, but Reform UK readers might see this as media trivialisation.

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