{"id":27624,"date":"2026-03-26T11:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/rooney-withdraws-statement-that-manchester-united-star-will-not-play-this-season-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:42:01","slug":"rooney-withdraws-statement-that-manchester-united-star-will-not-play-this-season-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/rooney-withdraws-statement-that-manchester-united-star-will-not-play-this-season-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Rooney withdraws statement that Manchester United star will not play this season | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoomEnabled\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/1200x712\/secondary\/manchester-england-kai-rooney-of-manchester-united-u21-during-the-fa-youth-cup-quarter-final-6825106.jpg?r=1774524873155\" alt=\"Manchester United U18s vs Sunderland U18s: FA Youth Cup\" title=\"Manchester United U18s vs Sunderland U18s: FA Youth Cup\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Kai Rooney will miss the rest of the season <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Getty)<\/span><span class=\"magnifier\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/1200x712\/secondary\/manchester-england-kai-rooney-of-manchester-united-u21-during-the-fa-youth-cup-quarter-final-6825106.jpg?r=1774524873155\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"affiliate-links\">    This article contains affiliate links and we receive a commission from any sales we generate from them. learn more<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Kai Rooney has announced that he will miss the remainder of the season due to injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>The 16-year-old Rooney, the son of United legend Wayne, has been a huge success for the club&#8217;s Under-16s this season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Last weekend, the 2009-born sensation scored two goals and provided two assists in just 45 minutes against Blackburn Rovers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>After causing some damage for the Under-16s, he played again for the Under-18s against Blackburn and made a similar impact, coming on in the 63rd minute and finding the back of the net.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>And on Tuesday, Rooney helped United lift the Premier League Shield with the Under-16s with a 2-0 win over Burnley. But less than 48 hours later he confirmed this would be the last game he would play in the 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Rooney posted on his Instagram Stories, alongside a photo of himself playing for United, the caption: &#8220;Sad to miss the rest of the season. I&#8217;ll be back even stronger next pre-season (red love heart emoji).&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoomEnabled\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/1200x712\/secondary\/manchester-england-kai-rooney-of-manchester-united-u21-during-the-fa-youth-cup-quarter-final-6825201.jpg?r=1774524873169\" alt=\"Manchester United U18s vs Sunderland U18s: FA Youth Cup\" title=\"Manchester United U18s vs Sunderland U18s: FA Youth Cup\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Kai Rooney&#8217;s latest announcement hurts <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Getty)<\/span><span class=\"magnifier\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/1200x712\/secondary\/manchester-england-kai-rooney-of-manchester-united-u21-during-the-fa-youth-cup-quarter-final-6825201.jpg?r=1774524873169\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>This is a blow for Rooney, who has bounced back from an injury setback at the start of the season and enjoyed strong performances in the Under-16s and Under-18s. However, United are excited about his potential and feel the 15-year-old is on the same level as JJ Gabriel, who is set to break into the first team straight away after an excellent season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Having signed his first scholarship deal at United, Rooney will be eligible to sign a professional contract next season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>United&#8217;s Under-18s reached the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup and the final of the Premier League Cup, but Rooney will be unavailable for both games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Despite this, Rooney appears to have a big future in the game, having signed a lucrative contract with Triple S Sports, the agency where his father Wayne has a long-term contract.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>And Coleen Rooney, Wayne&#8217;s wife and Kai&#8217;s mother, previously said in an interview that the teenager was used to being in the spotlight because of the family he was born into.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>She told the Times: &#8220;He&#8217;s lived like that since he was young. When he was younger, when we went to games, he had a lot of people come up and say, &#8216;Oh, are you Wayne Rooney&#8217;s son?&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;But he has a strong heart and always has. I have no worries about how he will deal with it. It&#8217;s great that we know what&#8217;s going to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;And we can try to guide him. Obviously, it&#8217;s his life, it&#8217;s his passion. He can decide what he wants to do. But I think it&#8217;s good that we have the knowledge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2186878\/kai-rooney-statement-man-utd\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kai Rooney will miss the rest of the season (Image: Getty) This article contains affiliate links and we receive a commission from any sales we generate from them. learn more Kai Rooney has announced that he will miss the remainder of the season due to injury. 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