Wayne Rooney made no excuses after his first game as permanent Derby manager ended in a 1-0 home defeat to Rotherham.Jamie Lindsay fired home four minutes from time as Rotherham clinched a vital win over one of their Championship relegation rivals.The Scot’s strike saw Derby drop down to second bottom, behind their opponents on goal difference.It was far from an ideal start to to his reign...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney’s first match in permanent charge of Derby ended with a 1-0 defeat at home to Championship relegation rivals Rotherham.The former England captain was officially confirmed as the Rams’ manager on Friday, having held the post on an interim basis since the departure of Phillip Cocu in November.But his reign got off to an inauspicious start as Jamie Lindsay’s late stri...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney has retired from football after being appointed as permanent manager of Derby County on a two-and-a-half-year contract. Rooney, the former England and Manchester United forward, had been in caretaker charge of the EFL Championship club since the departure of Phillip Cocu in November. "When I first arrived back in the United Kingdom I was completely blown away by the potential of D...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney insisted that Derby’s 4-0 win at Birmingham had been coming as they produced their biggest victory of the season to climb out of the bottom three.Having begun the night as the Sky Bet Championship’s lowest scorers with only 10 in 20 matches, and having only scored two in a game once before, they did the damage with three goals in 10 first-half minutes.Krystian Bielik and...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney was able to look on the bright side despite seeing his unbeaten run as Derby’s interim manager ended by Preston.The Rams played for 70 minutes with 10 men after Martyn Waghorn was sent off for a reckless challenge on Preston skipper Alan Browne.And they looked to have earned a precious point until North End produced a moment of quality in the sixth minute of stoppage time, whe...Full Story »

Derby’s unbeaten run under interim manager Wayne Rooney was ended when Preston scored deep in stoppage time to snatch a 1-0 victory at Pride Park.Alan Browne curled in a superb finish to shatter Derby, who had played for 70 minutes with 10 men after striker Martyn Waghorn was shown a straight red for a dangerous tackle on the Preston skipper.Preston had struggled to take advantage and look...Full Story »

WAYNE ROONEY is delighted his son Kai signed for Manchester United - and revealed he other clubs were chasing his signature. Kai, 11, put pen to paper on a youth contract at Old Trafford earlier this week and his proud dad admitted he could have gone elsewhere. Wayne Rooney revealed his son Kai, 11, had other options but chose to sign for Man Utd Credit: Instagram The interim Derby boss said ...Full Story »

The son of Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has signed with the club's academy. 11-year-old Kai Rooney put pen to paper on his first United contract on Thursday. Kai will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of his famous father, who scored 253 goals across 13-year spell with the Red Devils. Rooney, who is interim player-coach at Derby County, posted a photo on Twitter to announce the ...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney believes the only way is up for his Derby side after they beat Swansea 2-0 to record a first home win in the Championship this season.Derby are still in the bottom three on goal difference but are unbeaten in six since Rooney was made interim manager.Colin Kazim-Richards gave the home side the perfect start by scoring in the fourth minute when he was the first to react after Lee Buc...Full Story »

Graeme Shinnie and Duane Holmes are available as Derby host Swansea in the Sky Bet Championship.Scottish midfielder Shinnie served a one-match ban in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Stoke, which Holmes was rested for due to personal reasons.Tom Lawrence’s ankle injury sustained in that clash will be assessed before Wednesday’s match, while Curtis Davies is set to see a specialist over...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney claims Derby were denied the chance to secure a first home win in the Championship since June when they were held to a goalless draw by injury-hit Stoke.Derby’s interim manager believes referee Andy Woolmer should have pointed to the spot when Lee Buchanan went down in the second half.Rooney had seen Derby dominate possession for long periods but a lack of quality allowed Stok...Full Story »

Derby’s unbeaten run under Wayne Rooney continued but they are still searching for a first home win of the season after Stoke held them to a 0-0 draw at Pride Park.County dominated for most of the game but lacked quality in the final third and have now scored only eight goals in the Championship.The closest they came was when Colin Kazim-Richards was denied by a first-half goal-line cleara...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney says his Derby side are growing in confidence and belief every week as he stakes a claim for the manager’s job on a permanent basis.County moved to within one point of safety in the Championship after a goalless draw at play-off chasing Brentford extended their unbeaten run to four games.Interim boss Rooney said: “I don’t think it looks good that I’ve come ou...Full Story »

England’s record goalscorer is currently interim boss at Derby and takes his team to Brentford in the Championship on Wednesday. Wayne Rooney is currently interim manager at Derby in the Championship Credit: Getty Images England boss Gareth Southgate has offered Wayne Rooney a helping hand Credit: Rex Features Rooney, 35, who saw his international career come to an end under Southgate, ...Full Story »

John Rooney was on the scoresheet again as Stockport transferred their FA Cup form to the National League by beating high-flying Bromley 2-0 at Hayes Lane.Bromley started the game in third place but it was mid-table Stockport – who have up to five games in hand on some of the teams above them – that emerged victorious with the experienced Rooney heavily involved in each goal.Both sid...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney is still waiting for a decision on his managerial future after Derby suffered more frustration when they were held 1-1 at home by Coventry.Rooney has been made interim manager until the imminent takeover of the club is completed and is one of the favourites to land the job.It looked as if he would celebrate victory when Colin Kazim-Richards scored late on only for Gustavo Hamer to e...Full Story »

Derby caretaker boss Wayne Rooney has no new injury or suspension concerns ahead of their Sky Bet Championship clash against Coventry at Pride Park.Derby remain bottom of the table but ended a four-game losing streak with a 1-1 draw against fellow strugglers Wycombe on Saturday, with Rooney taking interim charge of the Rams for the first time.Jordon Ibe is yet to feature for Derby since re-joini...Full Story »

Rebekah Vardy's team has rubbished claims that Coleen Rooney has a "secret spy" in Rebekah's team which she is planning to use in court ahead of the Wagatha Christie showdown Rebekah Vardy 's team have hit back at claims that Coleen Rooney has a "secret spy" who is close to the WAG to use in court ahead of the Wagatha Christie showdown. Vardy, 38, has denied the reports claiming Coleen, 34, ha...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney revealed how he went back to basics after Derby ended a four-game losing run with a 1-1 draw against Wycombe.Rooney marked his first game as interim manager with a more direct style although Derby remain bottom of the Championship.Derby controlled the first half and only Ryan Allsop kept Wycombe level with a brilliant reaction save to claw away a George Evans header.Colin Kazim-Rich...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney’s first game as interim manager of Derby ended in frustration when a late goal earned Wycombe a 1-1 draw at Pride Park.Rooney saw his side score for the first time in nearly eight hours but they could not add a second and remain bottom of the Championship.Duane Holmes ended the drought with a clever finish but Wycombe improved after the break and levelled through Matt Bloomfie...Full Story »