SEVEN funny things about Man United star’s Twitter account
With Twitter breaking down the barriers between fans and footballers, we get to know that little bit more about the players we all watch week in, week out.It seems like every top tier star has their own account nowadays, but Wayne Rooney is certainly one of the more high profile players around to have made use of the social media tool, and he’s a quite a good guy to follow.Here are SEVEN things you may not know about ‘Wazza’ which have been revealed by his personal account…[ffc-gallery]
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He loves One Direction…
Who doesn’t right? It appears that although Rooney’s major musical love is the work of Stereophonics, the Liverpudlian actually likes One Direction… Even though he’s not a screaming teenage girl, he’s taken to Twitter to praise the lads for their ‘talent’ and even follows all five of them. Oh, and Rooney follows Justin Bieber, too…
He enjoys a bit of banter…
Even though Richard Keys has ruined the term ‘banter’, it’s still funny to see that our idols within the footballing world do like the odd humorous exchange. Rooney tends to get involved with Piers Morgan on a regular basis, and as two of the tweets below show, he’s game for a laugh. Also, the England and United captain responded to rumours of his hair transplant back in 2011, which shows some guts and a willingness to get involved in a bit of ‘micky-taking’.
He’s a fan of Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad has been one of TV’s real phenomenons in recent years, and has been massively popular in the UK – despite never actually making it to our screens across the Atlantic Ocean. As well as Tweeting about the show, Rooney follows stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, as well as the network (HBO) – whom aired the Albuquerque-based hit.
He follows a wannabe Man United star…
Even though he doesn’t actually play football, Usain Bolt has long let it be known that he dreams of appearing for Manchester United. The Jamaican sprinter has dominated his field for some time, and has talked up a possible switch to his other sporting love at some stage. Rooney follows the speedster, and it would be quite the story if they became a strike partnership in the future…
He was caught out by Manchester United’s transfer fails
Twitter can often be used to work out which player is moving to what club, but Rooney’s account threw out a red herring. The follicly challenged striker follows Toni Kroos, who was one of United’s major transfer targets for the summer.
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The Red Devils missed out on the German – who now plays for Real Madrid – even though some would have hoped that Rooney’s decision to follow the playmaker maybe had some deeper significance.
He’s forgotten about Everton
Some younger football fans may not be aware that Rooney stared his footballing career at Everton. And it seems that the forward himself has forgotten his roots… to an extent. Rooney follows many of his team-mates at international and club level, as well as a host of other companies and figures, but his boyhood club have not made the cut… Bad form, Wayne.
He loves Denzel Washington…
Rooney let his top three films be known on Twitter a while back and also revealed that Denzel Washington is his actor of choice. The hit-man loves the work of the famous 59-year-old, with Man On Fire a favourite. He also enjoys Sister Act 2, making him the only person on earth to publically admit to such an embarrassing fact…