AliousDuring the FA Cup quarter-final clash between Brighton and Nottingham Forest, Gary Lineker dropped an unexpected bombshell about Wayne Rooney’s quirky fear while the two were on punditry duty for the BBC. Broadcasting from the Amex Stadium, the Match of the Day host seized a lighthearted moment to reveal something peculiar about his colleague that had previously stayed hidden from the public eye.
With a sly smile, Lineker announced, “We’ve got a bit of time to chat, and what we discovered in that first half is that Wayne Rooney is terrified of fish.” The comment caught Rooney off guard, and though he looked a tad sheepish, he played along with a laugh.
“I just don’t like them,” he admitted, before clarifying, “It’s the big ones that freak me out.” Lineker, ever the jokester, couldn’t resist poking fun at the irony, noting, “We’re only a few miles from the sea here,” which sparked more laughter among the punditry crew.
The revelation becomes even more curious when you consider Rooney’s lavish family estate, complete with two private fishing lakes.
It’s hard to imagine the former England star strolling out to those waters for a relaxing day of fishing—a pastime many footballers enjoy—given his apparent aversion to anything with fins. One has to wonder if those lakes ever see any action from their famous owner.
Rooney’s stint in the pundit’s chair comes after his recent departure from Plymouth Argyle, where his managerial tenure fizzled out amid a dismal spell that left the team languishing at the foot of the Championship.
Now a free agent in the coaching world, he’s dipping his toes back into media work, sharing his football expertise while he plots his next step on the managerial merry-go-round.
For the time being, he’s content to trade banter with Lineker—though hopefully no one brings up fish again anytime soon.
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