Wayne Rooney’s 53 Quickfire Questions

0:00The market's uncertain. Revenue's tied and hiring on hold. That's why results-driven companies are using Upwork to keep work moving. Go to Upwork.com today and start hiring proven freelance talent fast. No bulky overhead. No rigid long-term contracts. Just the right expert right when you need them. Work smarter and faster with Upwork. Go to Upwork.com now and find your freelance expert. That's U-P-W-O-R-K.com. Post a job for free and get started today. I'm reading one air. You played a round of golf with Donald Trump? Yeah. Did you? OK. How did you get to play a round of golf with Donald Trump?

0:40I went in, he asked me to give his son football lessons. Right. Oh, in over there? DC. So he said, do you want to see my dad? Yeah. He took me up into the Oval Office. Yeah. And then from there, his PA was just acting, do you want to play a few golf? Is that the first time anyone from Liverpool's been in the Oval Office? Do you remember booting me? That was our team talk. Anyone gets a chance, make sure they boot you. I've always said I'd love to manage Everton or Man United. I'd probably say United. That would be the pinnacle. That sounded like the boss speaking that. Don't let Schirra referee the f***ing game.

1:13Vida was so stubborn. You fall out of him and he doesn't speak to you for months. I would like to skydive. We can set that up for you now. I've had it set up.

1:28Right, Wazza, you scored 53 goals for England, so we're going to do 53 questions. What song would you listen to in the dressing room before a match? It's a bit of a strange one, actually. I was telling me kids this the other day. So I'd normally get on a massage bed with Rod and I'd actually put Susan Boyle on. So it's a bit of a strange, Wild Horses. Did you? Yeah. So I think it was just, I don't know, it just helped me settle down, I think. Only for that little bit of time I was on the massage bed. You always used to get a massage off-road, didn't you? I always remember that. Just like a quick one to get my blood flowing.

2:11Favourite goal ever? You're off you, aren't you? Yeah. I have to say the Man City one, the overhead kick. I think it's probably not my best one. I don't think. I think there's ones which were better than it because there's a lot of luck as well in that. But I think just for the fact that it was against City, it was at the time where they were just starting to challenge us as well and the winning goal so I'd say the man sitting on it Did you shin it? It's probably come off a little bit of my shin as well and my foot but it's always harder to do it off your shin Well I always think the Newcastle one is like mesmerising you know when you're arguing the ref I always think that goal is like Yeah I was again Shearer was refereeing the game Was he?

2:55Yeah he was refereeing the game and the ref let me off with so much and that's why I was arguing with the ref when you just said that then that sounded like the boss speaking that don't let Shira he was the ref was letting him get away with all kinds and I'd lost my head I had a dead leg and I'd seen Bellion getting ready to come on so for you yeah so yeah that didn't sit well with me but then the ball just fell and I've just put my foot to it favourite grassroots memory? There was a lot really. I remember I used to play for a team called East Villa and the Koppelhaus Colts as well. Just going every week and playing and loving it.

3:39I used to get booted all over the place. I think because I was a little bit quicker and that probably helped me and toughened me up a little bit. There was one game I scored 14 goals in a game. It's not right then. My mum used to have all the games to score, if I scored in it, how many goals I scored on the fridge. yeah. Wow. So one game I got 14. It's a big fridge. You talk about booting, do you remember booting me? When you played for Everton reserves and I was coming back from Indra playing for United reserves. Yeah, Maisie played as well didn't he? Yeah, we were both centre backs. That was our team talk.

4:15What do you mean? The team talk was, anyone gets a chance, make sure they boot you. That was it. That was it. From the team talk from the coach or from Yeah, from the manager. What, just purely because, like... You know, it's probably calmed down a little bit now, but you weren't very liked in Liverpool, was it? Just like... If it's a reserve game, you all had a chance to... You absolutely... Do you remember? You absolutely... I think I tried to elbow you as well. You elbowed me, and you actually kneed me in my back. You fucker. I thought you'd done me there, you know what I mean? Because you're fucking stuck in.

4:50It's not normal, that, though, is it? That you normally... I mean, I know people would say get stuck in, but actually for a coach to say go and boot fuck out of him basically yeah I think back then nowadays it's not is it but I think then if you or Phil were playing one of you if you could manage one team in the world who would it be it's a tough one because I've always said I'd love to manage Everton or Man United and I'd probably say United that would be the pinnacle to go and manage Man United just get it right there it's like needs more yeah it's incredible Everton's more from an emotional one and the club has support love but United would be the pinnacle really the toughest opponent you ever played against probably say John Terry would you yeah I think because you just always think you could you could do him for pace but he put himself in good positions and he was obviously physical he was strong good near he could match your physical yeah I think John Terry was probably the most difficult favourite tweet you've posted?

5:57Probably Mr Bean one. Which one was that one? I just put Mr Bean, funny. And I don't know why. I probably had a few things. Obviously the Rio one, the one to Rio, the first ever tweet. I actually didn't know what I was doing. No, I still don't know what I'm doing now, isn't it? Yeah. I offered myself a fight. You offered yourself a fight? What do you mean? I said meet me at the training ground and I'll do it in something like that. At Wayne, really. So, I don't know. Again, I'm not great with... You're playing, like, a game or something and you said I'm going to come round and knock you out to someone.

6:37John, Geth and Tev. What is that? It's a bunch of streamers who have set up a FIFA team. Right. So I know H, Rapper H Rapper, yeah, yeah And he said they've got this team They want to come in and have a couple of games So nothing else to do So I joined the team It's hilarious People are subscribing and watching us play And I think the last game we played There was like 85 ,000 people So more than Old Trafford And what did you do? You threatened to knock someone out? No, that was one of the lads we were playing with Oh, right Yeah, I was just joking, yeah Oh, right So you basically have gone FIFA and people watch you and H play.

7:18How do they do it? The camera on the telly watches you. Yeah, so all the lads, they're all streamers, so they make a lot of money from me, I think. Fucking world doing it. It's a fucking madness world, isn't it? Ronaldo or Messi? It's always on these questions. I think Messi. I just think he's the best ever. But I get a lot of stick for saying Messi, as if, like, how can you say Messi? It's Ronaldo. And I understand people can say Messi, people can say Ronaldo. although you can't say you draw the boat incredible. I think probably the best two players ever to play the game. For me, Messi's just got that little bit more extra flair, which I like in a player, so that's the reason, really.

7:58Can you go swimming in that lake? I wouldn't. Or that one, no. We've had a golf buggy. Golf buggy, wasn't it? Go-karts. The day I went to America as manager, I've left to go to the airport, I've had my only way to the airport, one of the kids straight in. In the golf buggy? The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, does it? Who was your hero growing up? Duncan Ferguson. I used to love Shearer and Gaza, but Duncan, obviously, being an Everton player, and just what he brought to the team, that fight, so probably Duncan. If you could form a band, which former teammates would you have in it? Do you know what was really good?

8:39I think De Gea was good on the guitar. Oh, was he? Yeah. Hey, we played a song, by the way, I just remembered. With James Bay. Yeah. He was singing, I was playing guitar. You should get that on here, by the way. It's quite a good, that, actually. He could come in as well on the guitar. Thanks for that. Was the hair good on the guitar, then? Yeah, he was good. Playing what? Different types of music, or any type of music? Yeah, it was more Spanish guitar. Yeah. He was decent. I didn't know that. And then probably Phil Jones fancies himself a little bit as well, doesn't he? Was a singer? Yeah. Can he sing?

9:08He can, yeah. Not bad. Biggest regret? Probably the red card was my lowest moment in the World Cup. In football, that was a difficult one, that, because I'm going in the dressing room and then sitting down and thinking, if we go through, you suspend it for the semi-final, and finally, if you get there, if we don't, it's your fault. It's the worst feeling in football being sat in the dressing room waiting to see what happens when you've been sat down. Yeah, it was horrible. Obviously, it was eight years after Bex's won. Did you think about Bex's one and what had happened to him after? Did you think about that straight away?

9:43No, I've had to stick my whole career. That didn't bother me. It was more the fact that I probably let my teammates down. That was the biggest thing. Did you feel like you got played a little bit by him? A little bit like he was one idiot off you, didn't he? Who? Cavallo? Cavallo, yeah. Well, there was two of them. I don't know how the ref hasn't given a foul before. And still to this day, I don't know whether I've done it on purpose or it's just happened, I don't know. but I knew wanting my foot to come down I knew I'd caught him but and then obviously the ref gives me a red card I think he was a bit quick with giving him Do you know that's only 14 questions?

10:20I thought it was quick fire favourite album ever I remember when we you once brought Kelly Jones didn't you to our Christmas party I've got it tattooed his album tattooed on my arm the Jeep album just enough education to perform and that's what I've got on my arm It was around that time wasn't it Stereophonics I'd probably say that if you started on your arm I'd pretty much go for that one yeah I'd probably say that that was more because it probably summed me up as well just an education a bit undereducated but I've got enough to perform he's to be fair what a voice he has by the way oh he's incredible he sang at our wedding Kelly and done an acoustic set and it's still to this day one of the best things I've seen brilliant best stadium you've ever played at erm I have to say Wembley Do you think so?

11:08Yeah, I love Wembley I would never choose Wembley I like Arsenal's new one as well I used to love White Hart Lane and Highbury These grounds But I think Wembley is incredible Do you not find it hard to play well at Wembley? I found it hard to play well at Wembley Yeah, that's you though I just love Wembley I know it's not the old Wembley It's not as iconic as that You wouldn't have played at the old Wembley, would you? No, I was there. I went, I don't know, did you play in the 95 Cup Final? Yeah, so you were there as Everton fan in the 95 Cup Final. Best advice you've ever been given? Probably say from Rui Hodgson.

11:49And, you know, Rui could talk. And then he started going on about people taking pictures and camera phones and he said to me, the best picture you can take is in your mind. Because I'm not big with taking pictures on my phone and stuff like that. You can look at pictures and you can make whatever you want from a picture, but actually having that in your memory. I was good, that. Who's your best friend in football? There's a few, obviously Fletch, Wes, Shaezy, Carras, all that. Probably that group, really. They were always your best friends in the changing room, weren't they, really? You were friends with everyone, though, weren't you?

12:25I remember you used to get changed in a different spot every day and sit next to different people. You were like a Duracell bunny. Yeah, no, I was, but I always looked at it as, obviously, You had yourself, Giggsie, Scolsey, Roy at the time, obviously for a short period. And you were obviously Man United. It was your club. And then you had that little group behind you in Rio, myself, Wes and whatever. And we knew we were the next ones and we had to take that on from us. And I think that's probably why the club's struggling now because there was no one underneath us, really, to go and set the examples.

13:04favourite tattoo oh god honestly you've got to see this tattoo is it then he's got then on his back to be fair I think we told this story at City Football can we see them no you've not seen it no

13:19okay then oh god I don't know probably could you not make that into another word now I've tried I've tried to think things but it's me and it is so it's there it's part of your yeah it's part of your I've got Kai on my back but I've got any other kids so how do they feel about that I just stopped getting tattoos I couldn't I don't like if I could get rid of all them I would who was the best character in the changing room that you ever played with you smirking I don't know I'm thinking there's a few Patrice was always he's a good character Patrice wasn't he he's a good character I don't used to argue with Patrice and laugh with Patrice I used to love him and Vida arguing and then Vida was you know so stubborn you fall out of them he doesn't speak to you for months he doesn't speak to you for months he's like coming like I'm going to kill you every day didn't he Vida and Patrice PK was mad as well yeah he was actually I remember that Patrice had a little bit PK went over the top the gaffer went nuts it's brilliant because we got older I remember me and Scholes used to sit over in the corner just laughing our heads off because like you were keeping us young yeah the banter I remember on a train when they put the...

14:34I think Fletch got FHM or the zoo or something like that, and they'd had a blow-up bin for your beers, and we were on the train on the way to a game. I was sat with you and Giggsie, and then they were sat on the four seats behind, Fletch, Rio, Shazie. They blew her up, put it over my head and started punching me. I've lost my... The coffee cup nearly went at them and stuff. Best manager you've ever played under? Alex Ferguson, I think. it's funny because when you stop playing and obviously when you go into management you look at and you look back at different managers and different things they do and I remember I used to think why is he not coaching all the time and stuff like that and you see the trust he has with his other coaches as well and my management with everyone was incredible and obviously we had a bit of a falling out as well but I think that's part of football we all want the best and he was certainly the best.

15:30The favourite memory in the England shirt. Was your debut at Sunderland? It was my first start. First start? First start, my debut was at Upton Park. It was unbelievable, I always remember that game. Upton Park was when you came at half-time, wasn't it? When we were losing 3-0, was it? Yeah. I'd probably say... The market's uncertain. Revenues tied and hiring on hold. That's why results-driven companies are using Upwork to keep work moving. Go to Upwork.com today and start hiring proven freelance talent fast. No bulky overhead. No rigid long-term contracts. Just the right expert right when you need them.

16:09Work smarter and faster with Upwork. Go to Upwork.com now and find your freelance expert. That's U-P-W-O-R-K.com. Post a job for free and get started today. Goros 2004 as a whole, really. The first one, yeah. I think because... in your foot I think that tournament was I just loved it and obviously never got back to them heights for England in a tournament but I just loved that time and just wanted to play every day every minute and unfortunately didn't pan out however you wanted the best shirt you ever swapped I never used to really swap that much to be honest if someone asked me to swap shirts I'd swap have you kept any of the ones you swapped with have you yeah they're actually in storage down the house I need to put them up Oh yeah I've got obviously quite a few Ronaldo Messi I've got some really top ones I always remember I swapped with Peter Schmeichel when he played for Man City Did you?

17:09When I was at Everton Who asked for that? You? One of my dad's mates used to think he was a goalkeeper and he was terrible So I swapped shares with Schmeichel it was massive a share so after the game we went back to the local pub so he's got it on so you've got all these fellas pretending to take a penalty with no ball there he's just dying with Michael's shirt on so but yeah I got the ball from the Champions League final at Wembley and I got Messi Villa and heads up to sign it and I signed it with the four goalscorers Wow have you got in there? it should be yeah oh you'll have to show us that the next question is what's your favourite piece of memorabilia?

17:51but you've just said something that I don't think I don't think I can be beating can it? No, it's strange, but I love the book. You see the book in the middle, the opus book. Opus book, yeah. I love that. And we've got different things, but I just think it's a great book. I remember, I don't know, did David Gill give us one? Yeah, we all got one, didn't we? Someone from the club give us one. Yeah, I love that. Biggest inspiration in your life? Both parents. Obviously, we're not from a well-off area. and seeing what they've done to bring myself and my two brothers up. It was incredible, really.

18:26I'm obviously doing school runs and taking the kids to football now. My mum just takes on the bus and three of us. I always think back and think how hard that must have been. And Colleen as well. I think, obviously, we've been together a long time. She's a strong woman and how she deals with things and just gets on with things as well. So probably the three of them. Where do you see yourself in five years' time? I don't know, really. Obviously, I want to get back into management. That's something I really want to do and prove to myself, really, because I think the last one, disappointed, and with myself as well, with, obviously, results, because you always feel you can change things, but also with how it ended.

19:09So, hopefully, somewhere on the lookout. Funniest football in memory? Is it getting punched with a bin over your head? On the train? Yeah. You were constantly arguing or laughing with people, weren't you? There was no in between, was it? Every day was so lively, it was unbelievable in the dressing room. Do you miss the dressing room? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think just some of the bantam it was, we used to super glue his shoes to the floor. Remember the flip phones? Yeah. So we super glued the flip so it couldn't come down, so we kept phoning. we phoned him me and Fletcher stood there like that and he started to feel like I just stood but yeah he was just we always given the money to buy new ones first ever football match as a fan growing up I don't know my dad and uncle used to take me all the time so I think my first game was in early 86 and I'm still obviously burning one going to Goodison Park yeah What part of the ground are you used to sit in?

20:18I used to sit in the main stand. I used to get everything from when I was like nine, ten. Everything used to give me a ticket for the main stand. And you only used to give me one. Go on your own? I was nine, ten. Me mum or dad would only give me bus fare for either to go there or come back. So I had to walk. You used to have to walk to the game on your own and get a bus back or bus the game and walk back. Which one did you choose? Bus there or bus back? Mainly I used to walk both ways and get some sweets. Really, that's what he used to do. And have the cash. What do you like and dislike most about Liverpool?

20:53The thing I like most about Liverpool is the honesty. You might laugh at that, but I always think people from Liverpool are very honest and straight. So they'll tell you what they're thinking. There's no messing around, there's no beating around the bush. I think that's a great quality to have. And what I dislike, Liverpool Football Club. That's not much anything else, really. Do you remember when the boss said he had this thing, didn't he, that you didn't play well at Liverpool, that you got emotionally sort of... I did, I did. And he said, I'm never fucking picking you ever again. And he literally didn't pick you, did he?

21:29Yeah, it was Liverpool and Everton. You found it difficult emotionally. Yeah, I did. Because you want to win so much, your game goes a little bit in. So I've never really played that well many times against Liverpool, whatever. We're nearly there. We're 34 in. What's the one thing that you'd like to do in the rest of your life? I would like to skydive. I've done it. I've seen you do it. Yeah. We can set that up for you now. I've had it set up. I've had it set up. I can't do it. No? You got there? Or you just turned it out? No, I've been there. We were in Dubai and Colleen's booked it. Colleen's done it.

22:11and she keeps asking me to do it. But you didn't go that day with Colleen? No. That surprises me, that, because you're fearless. Yeah, but there's fearless and then there's jumping out of a plane. I've seen the programme that you've done with Roy, when Roy's done here. Yeah, Roy did it with me and Karen. And I'd be exhausted the same as Roy. I think I will do it eventually, but... Yeah. A night in or a night out? In. A night in, definitely, yeah. Yeah, you don't like going out. I like going for meals and that, but... Obviously when you're younger you go to clubs and bars and stuff, so I do like going for meals, but I love sitting in front of the TV and watching a series or a movie.

22:50Favourite movie, straight into it? It was The Shawshank Redemption. Until? Wolf of Wall Street. Yeah? I love it, I think it's incredible. Why? Just everything about it, I think DiCaprio's brilliant in it, Jonah Hill is brilliant in it, and just the story is crazy and just it's just a feel good movie favourite holiday destination? probably say Dubai now do you like it? I used to like Dubai but then I stopped going about I think the kids love it the kids love going there and it's great for the kids out there and there's a lot of English and footballers out there now Patrice lives out there doesn't he?

23:32yeah so I'd probably say Dubai if you could have one superpower which one would it be? be invisible That's amazing, I was watching Family Fortunes last night And the question was What's name of Superpower and Invisible was the top one Yeah, be Invisible, definitely You'd be dangerous Invisible, you, I think Yeah No, I would, 100 % Best car you've ever owned? Probably, my favourite car is the Audi RS6 I love that car Right Just for everything, like all around it Love it Best one The market's uncertain. Revenue's tied and hiring on hold. That's why results-driven companies are using Upwork to keep work moving.

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24:41Probably the Mercedes DTM AMG. What's that? Mercedes? No, it's a Mercedes, but what's DTM? What's that? So do you know the Mercedes, what drives out in front of the Formula One cars, leads them out? Right. You will have seen it. I had to turn around. You will have seen it. It's so loud. The club you wish you'd played for in your career? You played for Everton? Celtic, I'd say. Celtic? Wow. Yeah. Celtic fans, you missed out there. Favourite team to play with on FIFA? It used to be United, but not anymore. The ratings isn't that good. Probably Madrid. Madrid? Best thing about living in America? I think just how relaxed it was.

25:29I think on the football side of your life no the football was obviously not the pressure well it is over here but it was competitive obviously you'll know through Phil as well it's so relaxing like you can go and sit in a coffee shop and get no hassle and go and sit in a bar whatever and watching games do you still get marvell quite a bit when you go out in Manchester or in Liverpool or do you get yeah you still get quite a bit so I tend to obviously go to places which I know and whatever but out there it was brilliant. I used to go to the NFL games, basketball, just sit in the stands and there was no bother whatsoever.

26:06The most famous person you've ever played golf with? It's not the best you've ever played before. Yeah, it's Donald Trump.

26:16This vision of you playing golf with Donald Trump. Could he understand what you were saying? I'm not winding up a lot. Yeah, I think... But the maddest thing about it, He had Giuliani in a buggy. The mad guy, Rudy Giuliani. So Giuliani was in the buggy behind us. Then there was about 50 to 100 golf buggies behind him, all security. So the hall's like this and there's a boat on the lake with snipers, snipers in the bushes. Just like, what's going on here? I've just got this vision of you, Giuliani and Trump, no wonder the world's fucked.

26:54The best player you ever played with? I think obviously on an ability of Ronaldo But then Scolzi as well Just what Scolzi brought in to the team But from an ability point of view I don't want to go down the Scolz-Gerrard-Lampard route Because it's been asked a million times But just talk to us about the difference between Scolz-Gerrard and Lampard You've got probably the best view You've got the best view of all three because you've played in front of all three and you've obviously worked with them. They're all different. I think as all rounders, Stevie's the best one out of them. I think he can do defend, pass the ball, run, tackle, score goals, set pieces.

27:36So I think as all rounders, Stevie's the best from that point of view. From a goal scoring point of view, the Goalsy score was incredible from the field and technically probably not at Stevie's or Scolzi's level, but there's no one better than scoring goals from midfield. And then Scolzi, I think just how he adapted, he was almost a striker when he was younger to then go to a tent in midfield and then a deeper midfield, dictating the game. I don't think any of the other two could dictate games the way he could. So all world-class players. I think Stevie could come tonight to them and be a top, top player and almost do what scholars could do where I don't think scholars could go and do what Steve's done at Liverpool.

28:26No. Not in the way in which he did it, no chance. Cats or dogs? Dogs. Do you have dogs? I've got one. Do you like it? Not really. Is it for kids? It was one for the kids, yeah. A little small thing. Quickest player you ever played with I'm trying to think who the quickest in our changing room was You wouldn't have been far off you know would you Yeah I was You would have been I was quicker than what a lot of people think Yeah I always remember the goal at Arsenal I think it's one of the most breathtaking goals when you sprint in oh my god with In the black hit Yeah oh my god That's an unbelievable goal that Yeah that's one of my favourites Probably Theo Yeah what got Or Kyle Walker One of them two Yeah I think Kyle's more powerful Yeah, he was quick.

29:13He's still obviously known. One footballer you never got to play with that you wish you had. With Messi, wasn't it? No, probably Zidane. Was it? Yeah, I think it's just how good Zidane was. I think Messi's the best of all time, but to play with Zidane, just how cool and calm and both feet, goals, assists, I think, Zidane. What's your main job around the house? Do bits of cooking. I don't know, really. It's not flowing off the tongue, is it? No, I don't know. I'm really good at getting the kids to sleep.

29:53Go to sleep. Bath and shower that sleep. What's the one thing you can't live without? Family. I think... The easy one, it's obviously why you do what you do and set examples for them. Favourite item of clothing? Do you know what? It's got to sound weird, but actually a nice, comfortable pair of pyjamas. Honestly, there's nothing better. You wear pyjamas every night? Yeah, so not for bed, but if I go in the house at tea time and I know I'm not going back out, pyjamas stay on. Got that in my head now. Most famous person in your mobile phone. Did you get Trump's number? No, it was P.I. Not Trump.

30:40Trump's P.I.?

30:44that's probably one of the players I play with I'd say not on nothing special what do you like and dislike most about Manchester I don't think the accent is great you don't think the accent is great that's a barbaric statement from someone where you come from obviously not in Manchester dislike is definitely the traffic now I think it's horrendous I'm obviously I'm over in Salford and Carrington with the kids football and it's horrendous so probably the traffic dislike and like it's this is our home now it's not obviously in Manchester but lived around it for the last what 20 years final question a last minute penalty to save your life we always ask this one who's taking it me are you going to say that yeah no I think if it wasn't me I just want to say we probably missed now on purpose no if it wasn't me it'd be if I missed the room rude yeah was it brilliant well done cheers mate

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