{"id":8711,"date":"2019-08-06T09:29:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T13:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8711"},"modified":"2019-08-07T12:30:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T16:30:50","slug":"derby-confirm-wayne-rooney-as-player-coach-from-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8711","title":{"rendered":"Derby Confirm Wayne Rooney as Player-Coach From January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2.34136714.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2.34136714.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2.34136714-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Derby have confirmed former England captain Wayne Rooney will be joining them in January.<\/p>\n<p>The forward has agreed an initial 18-month contract to move from Major League Soccer side DC United.<\/p>\n<p>Rooney will also take on a coaching role with the Championship club, with a view to going into management.<\/p>\n<p>He scored a record 53 goals in 120 international appearances, while also getting 253 goals for Manchester United.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-8711\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8711&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-8711\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8711&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-8711\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8711&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8711\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derby have confirmed former England captain Wayne Rooney will be joining them in January. 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