{"id":300561,"date":"2023-12-15T20:40:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300561"},"modified":"2023-12-15T20:40:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:40:44","slug":"rooney-wants-to-avoid-wagatha-christie-drama-as-blues-face-leicester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/rooney-wants-to-avoid-wagatha-christie-drama-as-blues-face-leicester\/","title":{"rendered":"Rooney wants to avoid &apos;Wagatha Christie&apos; drama as Blues face Leicester"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Wayne Rooney wants to avoid &#8216;Wagatha Christie&#8217; sideshow when Birmingham face Leicester in Monday night box-office clash &#8211; after he and Jamie Vardy were embroiled in their wives&#8217; famous court case<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wayne Rooney&#8217;s Birmingham play against Jamie Vardy&#8217;s Leicester on Monday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>The Blues boss insisted he respects Vardy and wants to focus on the football<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Round 2 to the Rooneys? WAGatha Christie goes to the pitch on Monday &#8211;\u00a0It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wayne Rooney is keen to focus on the football when his Birmingham side host Leicester City on Monday night &#8211; and not dwell on any lingering &#8216;Wagatha Christie&#8217; feelings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The match will be the first time clubs employing Rooney and Jamie Vardy have met since the headline-grabbing &#8216;Wagatha Christie&#8217; case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rebekah Vardy lost her \u00a33million libel case against Coleen Rooney last year after the latter accused her of leaking &#8216;false stories&#8217; about her private life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coleen&#8217;s elaborate sting operation to identify who had been leaking details from her private Instagram story to The Sun gripped the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Monday&#8217;s Sky Sports clash was meant to be the first time Rooney and Vardy have faced each other since then, but the Leicester striker is injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/16\/79011255-0-image-a-1_1702658503264.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wayne Rooney says he does not want to be &#8216;dragged into a sideshow&#8217; surrounding the Wagatha Christie case when Birmingham play Leicester\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/16\/79011303-0-image-a-2_1702658564969.jpg\" height=\"462\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Birmingham welcome Jamie Vardy&#8217;s Leicester on Monday night in a box-office Sky Sports clash, though the striker won&#8217;t feature due to injury\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>All the same, Rooney is keen to avoid any theatre beyond the sport. He said: &#8216;I think what is important is we don\u2019t get dragged into a sideshow about everything that has happened in the past, which everyone is aware has been dealt with from a legal point of view.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My job is to focus on Birmingham trying to win the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I played with him for England, the same as I played with many players for England.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He is not someone who I have ever had a relationship with, outside of being away on a training camp or being in games with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I respect Jamie Vardy a lot, I think he is a fantastic player \u2013 he still has a lot to offer Leicester.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In my opinion, Jamie Vardy is a fantastic player and has been for many years, a great servant for Leicester. Ultimately, the game is about Birmingham going to try and win the game. Anything else, there is nothing really to talk about.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rooney&#8217;s stint in charge of Birmingham has been disappointing and a showdown with Championship leaders Leicester presents a monumental test.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/16\/79011527-0-image-a-5_1702658833462.jpg\" height=\"556\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/16\/79011507-0-image-a-6_1702658833501.jpg\" height=\"556\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Rebekah Vardy (left) lost her \u00a33million libel case against Coleen Rooney (right) last year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/16\/79011593-0-image-a-7_1702658968678.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rooney has won two of his ten games in charge of Birmingham since replacing John Eustace\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since replacing John Eustace, he has won just two of ten games in charge and the club have fallen from sixth to 16th in the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the summer, American investor Tom Wagner and Knighthead Capital assumed a 46 per cent stake in the club and NFL legend Tom Brady became a co-owner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brady appointed Rooney because he wanted a &#8216;high-profile&#8217; manager but he has struggled to get the same tune out of the squad that Eustace did.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vardy has adapted to life in the Championship well, scoring six goals in 18 games, but has not featured in Leicester&#8217;s last three games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Foxes boss Enzo Maresca said it would be &#8216;impossible&#8217; for him to play at St Andrew&#8217;s.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since the Wagatha Christie case, Channel 4 brought out a series called &#8216;Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Coleen was also paid millions by Disney for a documentary called &#8216;Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story&#8217;, telling the story of the legal battle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12869297\/Wayne-Rooney-Wagatha-Christie-Birmingham-Leicester-Jamie-Vardy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne Rooney wants to avoid &#8216;Wagatha Christie&#8217; 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