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Wayne Rooney was simply one of England's greatest players . Here we have a insight into this legendary world class figure . A leader on the pitch through he's relentless will to win every ball and chase back like no other striker before him Wayne Rooney in the first half of he's career had a engine on him like no other player I've witness in a Manchester United and England shirt . Rooney was simply a world class phenomenon and I for one hold Rooney alongside the all time greats of football history .

Scouse lad likes to kick things a lot you know it's not the most original story ever but my do I love the accent. Really big fan of the graphic effects and recreations, looked impressive and how they got whole crowds in there too - crazy! So yeah overall a good sports fiction flick, with some weird tabloid romance drama thrown in. Absolute merkage from Rio.

Pro: useful for newcomers to football Con: not so useful for football lovers Summary: if you like sports documentaries, streaming services offer better fare episodically, eg Drive To Survive. Had Rooney gone for depth not breadth - episodically, for example - it would have received a higher rating from me. As it is, I can't give it more than a 5/10 and that's being generous.

It's not often my wife suggests we watch anything related to football but she especially asked to watch this documentary on the Everton, Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney. The all-time top scorer for both United and his country, Rooney, now the manager of struggling Championship side Derby County has simultaneously released both this film and his autobiography but my wife's interest is much less in his glittering football career than in his chequered personal life and of course, in particular his well-publicised marriage to his childhood sweetheart Coleen. She, as I write, is embroiled in a very public court case against her fellow "WAG" (tabloid-press shorthand for "Wives and Girlfriends", the name given to the highly-publicised assorted group of women who accompanied their England international hubbies and boyfriends to a major tournament) Rebekah Vardy, the wife of Rooney's fellow-striker Jamie Vardy, wittily termed the "Wagatha Christie War" and is an important presence in this film which if not quite a warts-and-all portrait of Roo, at least asks both him and her pointed questions about aspects of his personal behaviour, particularly concerning alcohol and prostitutes. Before all that, we are presented with his back story as a working-class kid who was frequently in trouble even before he became a teenager. The saving of him was his undoubted football talent which saw him quickly signed up by his local team Everton where he broke through to the first team aged only 16 and announce himself in his first match against then champions Arsenal by scoring the stunning winning goal against them after coming on as a substitute. Within a couple more years he was playing for England and had signed for Manchester United in a record transfer deal, sealing his position as a world-class player with a hat-trick in his debut match for United in a Champions League match and then excelling in his first big tournament for England, the 2002 Euros. Intermittent injuries and erratic behaviour in his personal life arguably blighted his legacy in the game but even though he won several honours with United, such as the Champions League, World Club Championship and several Premier League titles, the pundits' verdict on his career is that he somehow never quite achieved the recognition as a football legend that contemporaries like Ronaldo and Messi did. His indomitable will-to-win is shown in revelations that he deliberately injured Chelsea captain (and fellow England teammate) John Terry, after the Blues had the temerity to rock up under new manager Jose Mourinho to take United's title and hiding a training injury sustained during a major tournament from the England manager Eriksson. Here, he gets the chance to state his case. He's honest about his past indiscretions both on an off the field, sitting quietly next to his presumably long-suffering wife as she offers something short of forgiveness on her side for the pain he's put her through. Today though, they seem reconciled as they move together into a fantastic luxury house and plays with their young children. He remembers the tough love and support he got from his family growing up, especially from his mother and now deceased grandmother. Naturally there are testimonies from past teammates such as Gary Neville, David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand as well as past rivals like Thierry Henry and his England manager Goran-Eriksson but strangely nothing from his most famous team-mate Ronaldo or his legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Still, the picture emerges of a 100% football man, still involved in the game, and more at peace now with himself. The hope is that he can settle down to enjoy the considerable fruits of his labours and settle down into family life. After watching this admittedly soft-focus take on his life and career to date, I wish him well on his continuing twin journeys inside and outside football.

This documentary that chronical the story that is Rooney, depicts how a boy, turns into a man, turns into a leader, and becomes an inspiration. His greatness on the pitch is contrasted against the catalogue of mistakes off the pitch, but it is without a doubt that he is one of the greatest footballers the world has ever known. Something also depicted with grace and subtlety is Collen's role in his life, a women who originally was seen as a privileged WAG, however it soon becomes clear that above all she is a wife, a mother and woman. Her performance in this documentary either deserves an Oscar, or she truly carries the pain of what she has had to endure over the many years. It is not her strength that shines through but her vulnerability, a reminder that millions of women across the world also have to deal with the stupidity of their men. Running away, taking the kids, revelling in his millions is the easy option, an option that lesser women would have taken, Collen is not weak, foolish or naïve, she is a women with the same strength as Wayne, she is a mother with a greater commitment than Wayne and she is a wife with greater loyalty than Wayne.

Not just about his private life, as advertised, which is good and does not address all story's and sleaze. Its all about his big impact he made as a kid and his football achievements.

To me this looked like an elaborate video to seek apology from his wife for all the naughty escapades he has had in the past. I get it, it was a part of his life,but that incident is like 40prcnt of the documentary. I was hoping to see more on his ManUtd days, the rivalries during that time, the dominance, heartbreaks, Post SAF era, some more on his move to MLS and more importantly his new challenge as a manager at Derby. The Derby journey would have given us so much more about the new Wayne that we all want to know more about. All that aside, I liked the part where they showed his rise at England National Team and his struggle with injury before every big international tournament.

I'm fairly certain this documentary could be made without Wayne Rooney's contribution. You would still come away with the same insight you already had about him as a player and what you read in the papers. Skirting around stories you want hear, not being completely open about what happened in them, too much footage of old football matches and interviews with fellow professionals saying all the stuff you've heard a million times before on Sky Sports. It's all very meh. It feels like this film has been made with a couple of interviews of Rooney, a filming afternoon at his house and some short interviews with pros telling us how great he was AND a TONNE of video tape from the Premier League and FIFA tournaments. I think it's possible to piece this film together using YouTube footage if you really wanted. It's clear, his agent Stretford still clearly has his grubby little hands on commercial Rooney stuff.