Why Wayne Rooney Was Banned From Watching His Son Play Football
- Wayne Rooney is not allowed to watch his oldest son, Kai, play because of a sad reason
- His son, 15, has been at Man United for the past five years and has produced some memorable moments
- Kai has come through the ranks and has been tipped to emulate the likes of Kobbie Mainoo, Harry Amass
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Wayne Rooney, Manchester United's record goalscorer, has been banned from watching his eldest son, Kai, play football, and the reason is a heartbreaking one.
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Kai Rooney has been with Manchester United since 2020, steadily progressing through the ranks. Now at 15 years old, he has consistently delivered eye-catching performances.
Can Kai Rooney emulate his father, Wayne?
Wayne Rooney is widely regarded as the greatest English footballer of all time. He won numerous trophies, mainly with Man United, and retired as the club's all-time leading goal scorer.
His son is considered a top talent and has shown it a few times. Recently, he scored a stunning solo goal for the Under-17s against Real Sociedad.
He was part of Man United’s youth team that made a stunning comeback from 3-0 down to defeat Manchester City, with Kai scoring a thrilling 96th-minute winner. Trailing 3-0 with just 12 minutes remaining, Kai's team rallied to secure an incredible 4-3 victory.
He scored 56 goals in his first season in the youth set-up, per MEN. The Red Devils have a long history of promoting players from the academy like Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo. Will Kai be the next one?
Why can't Wayne Rooney watch his son?
Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen, revealed last year that Kai told his father to stop coming to his matches.
"That's the thing with kids I think, it's hard to go on days out," Coleen revealed via the Mirror. "Kai told Wayne to stop coming to football games, when he played grassroots tournaments and stuff because he used to get swarmed and he couldn't even watch the game."
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She said young fans would stop him from watching games.
"How do you say to all of these kids, 'Go away, I'm watching my son?' Adults, it's different you could speak to them, so he [Kai] just said, 'Oh, dad there's no point you coming because you don't even watch me play anyway.' Which is sad, but it can't be helped anyway. At the same time, the fans help you along the way and get you where you are."
Earlier this week, Rooney visited Northern Ireland to support Kai in a game, per the BBC.
Did Kai Rooney copy Viktor Gyokeres?
Recently, photos emerged of Kai copying the now-popular Viktor Gyokeres celebration after scoring a goal.
Recently, he assisted the first goal for Man United against West Cork and then stepped up to bury a penalty before the Red Devils added another.
Kai used Gyokeres' celebration after scoring the penalty. Some of his teammates also copied it, per MEN. The striker recently joined Arsenal from Sporting CP.
Wayne Rooney names Mikel Arteta's mistakes
In an earlier story, we reported that Wayne Rooney highlighted some mistakes Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta made.
The Champions League winner said Arteta's biggest mistake was not getting a striker last season.
The Gunners' title challenge collapsed earlier this year, allowing Liverpool to march to their 20th English crown.
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