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Rooney: I drank to cope with elite-level pressure
ESPN | 06/02/2022 07:36 PM | Click to read full article
Former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said he was not prepared for the pressure that accompanied his rise to elite level football as a teenager and he turned to drink to cope with his problems.
Derby County manager Rooney began his playing career with boyhood club Everton, scoring his first Premier League goal in spectacular fashion as a 16-year-old against Arsenal in 2002.