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07 Jul 25
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He's a good pundit, but that's a lot of monets.
Match of the Day is said to be welcoming a very famous face to its presenting roster following Gary Lineker’s exit.
Wayne Rooney has reportedly signed a big-money deal with the BBC in a bid to start a new chapter away from football management.
It’s said the former England player, 39, has secured £800,000 for the gig, which will see him appear on MOTD for two years with the possibility of an extension.
What’s more, Rooney should be involved in the show’s 2026 World Cup coverage, jetting to the US, Canada, and Mexico to bring viewers the highlights.
Match of the Day is said to be welcoming a very famous face to its presenting roster following Gary Lineker’s exit.
Wayne Rooney has reportedly signed a big-money deal with the BBC in a bid to start a new chapter away from football management.
It’s said the former England player, 39, has secured £800,000 for the gig, which will see him appear on MOTD for two years with the possibility of an extension.
What’s more, Rooney should be involved in the show’s 2026 World Cup coverage, jetting to the US, Canada, and Mexico to bring viewers the highlights.
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He wont last long at the wcup
Trump will probably jail him in one of those cages  |
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Well Dun Wayne , Knows his stuff , hopefully dont end up like that Pr1ck Lineker
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About 3 days work for Ronaldo
he should have stayed fit and now he'd be earning the big bucks in Saudi |
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They wanted someone like Thierry Henry, and Rooney was the eighth choice.
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I like Rooney,
I think he has a great footballing brain. Can't believe they are paying him £800,000 though! |
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not that he needs the money
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Oddly, as well, Rooney would be an even
better pundit with Lineker feeding him questions. |
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What a waste of money by the BBC? Why????????????????? Getting rid of Mr Lineker and now another expensive replacement. The bloke cannot "present" - pundit ok -but a presenter? Absolutely not! This is pure nepotism in my book.
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It's a deal to be a pundit.
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Jenas must be gutted .. stupid Boy
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Rooney knows his stuff and is a likeable character.
Can't wait till the tabloids romantically link him with Kelly Cates & Gabby Logan |
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Will his contract have an Ozempic clause?
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jenas stupi boy, rooneys much worse than what jenas did
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He's a mumbler to start with.
Has a limited vocabulary and all the charm and wit of a toad. Hope they have subtitles aready  |
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BBC. Love skeletons rattling in the closet.
Or old grannies Steve Ryder just retired from the BBC now he was a class act |
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Eeeeer I thought Stephen Gerrard might have been in with a shout?
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Leif would have preferred Aluko
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£800k to be a pundit? He's more expensive than Mr Lineker! Why? Is the role of a pundit that important? Most viewers (me included) do not give a damn most of them say anyway. I'd much prefer the actions on the field and comments of managers.
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Should the person awarding this “ salary “ still be in his job?
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Haven't watched MOTD on Saturday night "properly" for ages.
Record it, then fast forward in between the matches to just watch the games. Not very many good "pundits" about on any of the channels. Gripe over. |
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you are kidding. are they trying to get less people to watch
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Hospital Consultants paid £114,000 plus pension.
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No good for me. I find him hard to decipher at any time.
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With Rooney involved then next season MOTD is guaranteed to be on BBC2
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and BBC3 the year after
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Then to ITVx with Eni Aluko after that
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I suppose most of us have regional accents ourselves but Wayne Rooney has one of the worst as far as I am concerned. I don't watch Match of the day but I hope they don't move him to Antiques Roadshow.
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He is fond of older things...
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Sageform 09 Jul 25 13:23
I suppose most of us have regional accents ourselves but Wayne Rooney has one of the worst as far as I am concerned. I don't watch Match of the day but I hope they don't move him to Antiques Roadshow.Sad There's a decent sketch there, that slot on AR where they have 3 or 4 items and the audience have to guess which one is the oldest or worth the most, you could have 3 or 4 grannies on and after a brief description given and with Fiona Bruce fiercely deliberating they are then asked which one Wayne had boned  |
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I think Rooney has a soft scouse accent. Certainly easier to understand than Carragher's
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Strange no comments about him parking in disabled bay
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useless manager going to tell other players and managers where they went wrong pmsl
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Kelly’s family football culture to clash with an ex manyoo self-confessed Everton fan. Might be interesting on occasion.
I wish her luck. Has been very good at her profession up to now. |
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Mr Rooney is hurt by the comment of his old boss at Birmingham Mr Brady. Mr Brady questioned Mr Rooney's work ethic as head coach. Mr Rooney said he was disappointed with the comment.
Mr Rooney was pants at Birmingham. He was also pants at Plymouth Argyle. Both teams were relegated when Mr Rooney was head coach. |
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Took him two weeks to respond to someone questioning his work ethic.
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Rooney and Keane were serious world class players not great managers, however Carragher and Neville would be lucky to get a place in a championship team currently, but they are making fortunes in podcasts and TV. If you don't want to watch it don't.
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about right that MALAY
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