Wayne Rooney stays one of the vital recognisable faces in English soccer historical past due to his glittering profession with Manchester United over the 2000s and 2010s.
The forward-turned-midfielder held the all-time goalscoring report for each Manchester United and England throughout his enjoying days, lifting 5 Premier League titles and a Champions League earlier than retiring in 2021.
Nevertheless, Rooney’s performances weren’t the one factor retaining him within the headlines all through his profession following numerous high-profile mishaps off the sector.
Wayne Rooney hit the headlines along with his ‘knockout’ celebration in 2015
The 39-year-old hit the entrance pages in 2015 after a video was launched to the general public displaying him being knocked out in his personal kitchen by former United teammate Phil Bardsley, resulting in intense scrutiny from the British media.
Talking on the now notorious video, Bardsley instructed OLBG : “We had no concept that the boxing clip would go viral as a result of we didn’t even understand it was being filmed! It then bought launched and offered and it was simply a type of issues, we’d in all probability had one too many drinks after which bought the gloves out.”
Phil Bardsley was at Stoke Metropolis when he knocked out Rooney within the kitchen (Picture credit score: Getty)
He added: “Folks typically overlook that we’re simply regular lads from regular backgrounds and that’s simply what lads do typically. We had a swing and chinned one another a number of occasions, we each like our boxing and I bought the higher of him on that event.”
Nevertheless, Bardsley has tipped Rooney to place his boxing expertise to good use, suggesting he ought to battle web sensation-turned-boxer Jake Paul, who has turn out to be a family title after numerous high-profile bouts lately.
“Wayne Rooney vs Jake Paul would undoubtedly promote out Wembley,” Bardsley stated. “You may think about the viewers that will usher in, each in individual and on-line as properly.
“The youthful technology can be mad on all of the construct up and the clips on their telephones, the influencer boxing scene is big they usually’re filling their pockets now.
“Would Wayne beat Jake Paul? It’s tough as a result of Jake Paul has executed it for a very long time now and Wayne hasn’t executed it at that degree in entrance of an enormous viewers. He performed soccer in entrance of tens of millions earlier than Jake Paul was on the scene however truthful play to him, now he’s doing it on the large stage and getting paid fortunes.”
Paul is at the moment making ready for a historic battle towards former Heavyweight champions and boxing icon Mike Tyson, in the meantime, Rooney’s Plymouth facet seem to have overcome a troublesome begin to the season, now sitting outdoors of the Championship relegation zone.
