Wayne Rooney once threw a punch at one of Great Britain's most iconic boxers at his friend's wedding, sparking quite the reaction from the groom

and also because it allows the reporter to provoke a spicy reaction from a position of safety. But it only works if the bigger boy you’re hiding behind actually means something, as Wayne clearly does to Virgil. Anyway, Rooney the pundit is coming on nicely.

WAYNE ROONEY once challenged British boxing royalty at a boozy wedding – and thankfully survived to tell the tale. Rooney is an avid fight fan and even boxed growing up before breaking into

Wayne Rooney once threw a punch at one of Britain's greatest-ever boxers at a friend's wedding, leaving the groom with further anxiety on what was already one of the biggest days of his life

Wayne Rooney once punched former Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe in the ribs at his agent's wedding, it's been revealed. The ex-England and Manchester United star is a boxing fan and approached the world champion fighter to offer him a bout.

Trent Alexander-Arnold didn't receive the warmest of welcomes back to Liverpool with Real Madrid, but former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was among those to defend him

Jude Bellingham was left out of England's last squad and there are questions over his relationship with Thomas Tuchel - but Wayne Rooney insists the Real Madrid star needs to be in the squad and must

Ronaldo hit out at Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney in his previous interview with Morgan, claiming that the Englishman was jealous and criticising him because his career is over. He was not happy with the comments from his former teammate and said:

Mohamed Salah has been criticized by the likes of Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes this season, but his former Egypt teammate, Mohamed Zidan, has defended the Liverpool star

WAYNE ROONEY has heaped praise on Jude Bellingham and insisted that the young star MUST be included in the England setup. Bellingham found himself snubbed from Thomas Tuchel’s England squad