Manchester United Great Wayne Rooney Joins Tom Brady after Being Named Manager of Birmingham

Manchester United Great Wayne Rooney Joins Tom Brady after Being Named Manager of Birmingham
D.C. United head coach Wayne Rooney walks off the field after the team's MLS soccer match against Inter Miami in Washington on July 8, 2023. Alex Brandon/ AP Photo
The Associated Press
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MANCHESTER, England—First Tom Brady, and now Wayne Rooney. English soccer club Birmingham seems to be collecting sporting icons.

Mr. Rooney, a Manchester United great who previously held the record for most goals for England’s national team, was appointed manager of the second-division team on Wednesday—only weeks after Brady came onboard as a minority owner.