First Tom Brady, and now Wayne Rooney. English soccer club Birmingham seems to be collecting sporting icons.
R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.D.C. United head coach Wayne Rooney walks off the field after the team’s MLS soccer match against Inter Miami, July 8, 2023, in Washington. Rooney is out as coach of D.C. United after one season, the team said. Despite the …, a Manchester United great who previously held the record for most goals for England’s national team, was appointed manager of the second-division team on Wednesday — only weeks after Brady came onboard as a minority owner.
Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion, also holds a position as advisory board chair, but it is not clear how much of role he played in the decision to hire one of the biggest names in English soccer.is a born winner,” Birmingham co-owner and chairman Tom Wagner said. “We believe, with the support of his coaching staff, the club, and our supporters, he will take Blues forward on the next stage of our journey.
“I have a clear way that I want the team to play, and my coaching staff and I will work hard to implement it. We will create a winning culture here with an identity that gets Blues fans on their feet.” Birmingham CEO Garry Cook was formerly in charge of Manchester City and with the backing of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family, he built a reputation for his ambitious moves in the transfer market, which included signing Real Madrid forward Robinho.
“We are incredibly excited by Wayne’s arrival,” Cook said. “When the opportunity presents itself to appoint a manager who shares your ambition and is both a student and a great of the game, then you act. This is what we have done.
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