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.

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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.

Coleen Rooney is reportedly "devastated" following the dismissal of her husband Wayne from his managerial role at Plymouth Argyle, insiders have claimed. The former Manchester United and England legend was shown the door at Home Park after a string of poor results saw Argyle languishing at the bottom of the Championship standings.

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

Wayne Rooney, 39, is calling it quits as manager of Plymouth Argyle, and honestly, it’s not surprising.  The former Manchester United legend took charge earlier

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