Rooney airs two grievances as he leaves BBC's Euro 2024 coverage immediately

27 June 2024 , 10:15

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Wayne Rooney has opened up on his disappointment during his time working for the BBC at Euro 2024 (Image: YouTube/The Overlap)

Wayne Rooney has admitted he was disappointed to not get the chance to work on any England games after leaving the BBC's coverage of Euro 2024.

Rooney has been working for the corporation in Germany during the group stages of the tournament. But he confirmed on Wednesday that he would be heading home to England immediately.

The England legend will begin work as Plymouth Argyle's new manager, with his squad set to return to training next week. Rooney was originally expected to spend the entire tournament working as a pundit for the BBC.

But those plans changed when he took on the Plymouth job, with his final game being Belgium's goalless draw with Ukraine on Wednesday. And the Manchester United legend has now admitted to leaving his role with several disappointments.

"Yeah, it's been OK. Obviously, it's different and new to what I've been used to. I've done TV in the past but [I've] spent quite a bit of time here, so yeah it's been a bit different but I've enjoyed it," he told the Football Daily podcast.

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"Unfortunately, I haven't had any of the England games to talk about really and the games I've done haven't been the greatest but it's nice to spend some time here. I fly home tomorrow.

"The lads are back in on the third of July, so I'll be home and straight down to Plymouth. The excitement was there today when you see the fixtures. You look through the opening games, your Christmas schedule and stuff so yeah really excited."

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Rooney's last appearance as a pundit at the tournament came in Belgium's draw with Ukraine (BBC Sport)

Two of England's three group stage games were selected by the BBC, though Rooney was not chosen as a pundit for either match. Instead, for the win over Serbia, Gary Lineker hosted the coverage, with Cesc Fabregas, Rio Ferdinand and Micah Richards the pundits.

Then for the draw against Denmark, Lineker was joined by Ferdinand, Richards and Brentford manager Thomas Frank. Rooney is the second pundit to publicly announce their exit from the BBC's coverage.

Scotland Women's captain Rachel Corsie had been part of the BBC's punditry team for Scotland's matches in Germany. But they crashed out of the tournament after defeats to the hosts and Hungary, as well as a draw with Switzerland.

That defeat to Hungary saw the Scots drop down to bottom spot in Group A. After the game, Corsie revealed she would be playing no further part in the BBC's coverage in a message on Twitter.

Alongside two screenshots of herself working for the corporation, Corsie wrote: "Devastated to be going home. Very grateful to @BBCSport for my @EURO2024 experience. Also, thanks to everyone for your kind support."

Jacob Leeks