Wayne Rooney

“It is horrendous; it takes all the emotion out of the game and to not see it… anyone who has played the game recognises he is offside. To get it so wrong is baffling.”

Wayne Rooney · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-14

Rooney said on the BBC's Match of the Day that VAR is horrendous and takes all the emotion out of the game.

“I am so sick of VAR,”

Wayne Rooney · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-14

Rooney, who played for United between 2004 and 2017, expressed frustration with VAR on the BBC's Match of the Day.

“Infantino should be ashamed of this because I think the sportsmanship of the game is in question here,”

Wayne Rooney · said 2026-07-05 · reported 2026-07-06

Rooney told the BBC that Infantino should be ashamed of the decision because the sportsmanship of the game is in question.