LONDON (AP) — England soccer great Wayne Rooney has some beef with Tom Brady after some pointed comments by the NFL superstar in a fly-on-the-wall documentary.

Brady became a minority owner of English club Birmingham City in 2023 and was involved in a docuseries — “Built in Birmingham” — that went behind the scenes at the team that was briefly managed by Rooney, the former Manchester United forward.

In one clip that quickly spread over social media, Brady said he was “a little worried about our head coach’s work ethic.” That remark referred to Rooney, who lasted just 83 days as manager before being fired as Birmingham slipped down the second-tier Championship.

Rooney has responded to the seven-time Super Bowl champion in his new role as a pundit for the BBC, saying Brady’s comment was “

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