Amazon Prime has revealed the first trailer for its original documentary about England and Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney.
Footage for the upcoming Amazon Prime Video project, titled Rooney, shows snippets of the former Manchester United star with his family and also features interviews with famous names from the world of football including Gary Neville and Thierry Henry.
Watch the Wayne Rooney documentary trailer here
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In the Rooney trailer, the football star who went on to become Englandâs record goalscorer â and current Derby County manager â says: âPeople still look at me in a different way. For me, itâs important that people remember me for who I am, rather than what Iâve doneâ.
Former England star David Beckham is also featured and describes Rooney as âwithout doubt one of the best players that this country has ever hadâ.
Rooney tweeted: âDelighted to announce that Rooney the Documentary will be on @primevideosport early in the new year. Hear my story in my words.â
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The trailer debuted at the Prime Video Presents Sport 2021 event where Amazon presented updates and announcements across its premium live sports, film and TV series.
Wayne Rooney opens up on mental health battle
Wayne Rooney will give an insight into his thinking during some of the biggest moments in his career and also open up on his battle with his mental health during the new documentary.
The 35-year-old feels himself and his wife Coleen, who also opens up about some of her husbandâs misdemeanours, are unfairly judged and is looking forward to changing the perception.
âI wanted to be honest and touch on everything that has happened in my life, which is important,â Rooney said at the showâs launch in London.
âIf I do it and I am not honest or I donât speak about things it wouldnât be real, so it was about me coming out and people seeing me and my family for who we are and not what is being portrayed of us as a family.
âI want people to have a better understanding of me as a person really. Throughout a young sportspersonâs life they go through difficult periods and there is a lot of me talking about moments where I was really down, I didnât want to be around anyone.
âPeople talk about mental health, at the time I did see someone at times, it is about realising what was going through your head and trying to cope with the pressure of playing for Manchester United and trying to be successful, playing for your country, then captaining your country and taking a lot of that pressure on as well.
âThey will get a real insight into what was going on inside my head."
He added: âThere has been a lot of stuff over the last 20 years that has been well publicised and I felt it was important people saw me behind the scenes as a family man, and what it was like growing up in a very tough area in Liverpool. This film gives everyone an insight into it.â
Coleen Rooney speaks out on Wayneâs past behaviour
Coleen Rooney is seen saying: âI forgive him, but it wasnât acceptableâ in relation to her husband Wayne Rooneyâs past behaviour in a trailer for a new documentary about the footballer.
Coleen, 35, and the England international, also 35, were childhood sweethearts and got married in a lavish ceremony in June 2008 when they were both 22.
She says in the nearly three-minute trailer: âI knew groups Wayne was hanging around with â together with alcohol â not good.â
Coleen Rooney then later says: âI forgive him, but it wasnât acceptable.â
The couple have four sons â Kai, Cass, Klay and Kit â and Coleen has enjoyed success as a businesswoman and author.
Rooney will launch worldwide exclusively on Prime Video in early 2022.
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