WAYNE ROONEY has hit back at Tom Brady's questioning of his "work ethic" at Birmingham City.

The American football icon, who became a minority owner of the League One side in August 2023, questioned Rooney's desire during a visit to the club's training ground in November 2023.

The seven-time Super Bowl winner claimed he was "a little worried about our head coach's work ethic" in a fly-on-the-wall documentary about his part-ownership of the club.

Rooney was left bitterly disappointed by Brady's critique, saying on his BBC podcast : "I think Tom came in once, which was the day before a game where the days are a little bit lighter anyway.

"And I don't think he really understood football that well.

"But what he does understand is, he's a hard worker, we know that."

Rooney , who was

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