{"id":2251,"date":"2023-10-11T06:13:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T10:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/wayne-rooney-birmingham-city-appoint-former-manchester-united-and-england-striker-as-manager-football-news\/11\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T06:13:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T10:13:16","slug":"wayne-rooney-birmingham-city-appoint-former-manchester-united-and-england-striker-as-manager-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/wayne-rooney-birmingham-city-appoint-former-manchester-united-and-england-striker-as-manager-football-news\/11\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney: Birmingham City appoint former Manchester United and England striker as manager | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Wayne Rooney has been named Birmingham City&#8217;s new manager on a three-and-a-half-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>Former Manchester United and England striker Rooney left his role as head coach of DC United by mutual consent on Sunday after they missed out on the MLS Cup play-offs.<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham then began talks with the 37-year-old just hours after sacking boss John Eustace on Monday despite the club sitting sixth in the Championship following back-to-back wins.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-factbox\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text-wrapper\">\n<p><h4 class=\"sdc-article-factbox__title\">Wayne Rooney&#8217;s managerial record:<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Derby: <\/b>November 2020 &#8211; June 2022<br \/>\n<br \/>P85 W24 D22 L29 &#8211; 28% win ratio\n<\/p>\n<p><b>DC United: <\/b>July 2022 &#8211; October 2023<br \/>\n<br \/>P53 W14 D13 L26 &#8211; 26% win ratio<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>More to follow\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story that is being updated and more details will be published shortly. 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