Wayne Rooney was told in a phone call from Andrew Parkinson, Plymouth Argyle’s chief executive, late on Monday night that his time at the club was over. In truth, though, the message had been more forcibly conveyed by the club’s travelling fans at Oxford United 24 hours previously.

Former Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney has been dismissed as manager of Championship club Plymouth Argyle. ‘I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Board of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, in particular Simon Hallett and Neil Dewsnip who I shared great relationships with,’ Rooney told Plymouth’s official website.

Argyle had hoped to raise their global profile and secure a windfall by selling the documentary to a streaming service

Wayne Rooney said he was “hurting” and accepted “you have to look at every possible outcome” after yet another defeat on the road left his Plymouth Argyle rooted to the bottom of the Championship. Argyle lost 2-0 to a resurgent Oxford United,

Wayne Rooney has been fired as Plymouth Argyle coach after just seven months in charge of the struggling Championship team.

Plymouth Argyle have mutually agreed to part ways with head coach Wayne Rooney after just over seven months in charge, the second-tier Championship club said on Tuesday.

Wayne Rooney was sacked as Plymouth Argyle head coach on New Year's Eve after a disastrous seven months in charge.

Rooney leaves with the football club at the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship table, four points from safety.

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