{"id":29212,"date":"2026-04-07T12:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/wayne-rooney-makes-his-feelings-clear-and-sends-petition-to-king-charles-for-knighthood-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:39:33","slug":"wayne-rooney-makes-his-feelings-clear-and-sends-petition-to-king-charles-for-knighthood-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/wayne-rooney-makes-his-feelings-clear-and-sends-petition-to-king-charles-for-knighthood-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney makes his feelings clear and sends petition to King Charles for knighthood | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/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\/Wayne-Rooney-6846958.jpg?r=1775553895213\" alt=\"Wayne Rooney working as a pundit\" title=\"Wayne Rooney working as a pundit\" width=\"590\" height=\"310\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Wayne Rooney calls for athletes to be knighted <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Getty)<\/span><span class=\"magnifier\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/1200x712\/secondary\/Wayne-Rooney-6846958.jpg?r=1775553895213\"\/><\/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>Wayne Rooney has called for snooker legend Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan to be knighted. The former England captain made a petition to King Charles after being asked to name his top five sports stars of all time, and &#8216;Rocket&#8217; came first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">O&#8217;Sullivan has been synonymous with elite snooker for decades, winning the World Championship a joint-record seven times. The 50-year-old won his first world title 25 years ago, winning an astonishing 23 Triple Crowns, the most of any player. Rooney had a glittering career, becoming Manchester United&#8217;s all-time top scorer and previously holding the same record for England. Despite being a back-to-back champion during his time at Old Trafford, Rooney admits he is in awe of O&#8217;Sullivan&#8217;s talent and believes the snooker icon deserves a knighthood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;In my opinion he should be Sir Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan,&#8221; he said on The Wayne Rooney Show. &#8220;He should be knighted. Maybe it&#8217;s because he&#8217;s controversial, but he should be knighted. We see MBEs, OBEs, people being knighted for different reasons. In my opinion, some people are right and some people are wrong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan, for his achievements as a snooker player and for going to different countries and winning titles, he should be knighted. Maybe he doesn&#8217;t deserve it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>    Express sports on FB! Get all the best sports news and more on our Facebook page <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>O&#8217;Sullivan continues to set new records with 41 ranking titles. At last month&#8217;s World Open, he used fast free balls to score 153, the highest break in the history of the sport, exceeding the standard maximum score of 147.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Rooney hailed the seven-time world champion as the greatest sports star of all time, but deliberately chose not to include any footballers in his countdown. The 40-year-old shared fifth place with American sporting heroes Tom Brady and Michael Jordan, followed by tennis legend Serena Williams, boxing great Mike Tyson and golf icon Tiger Woods in second place. But O&#8217;Sullivan speaks for the United legend.<\/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\/Ronnie-OSullivan-6846985.jpg?r=1775553895237\" alt=\"Ronnie O'Sullivan\" title=\"Ronnie O'Sullivan\" width=\"590\" height=\"347\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan had a legendary snooker career <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Yu Chun Christopher Wong\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images)<\/span><span class=\"magnifier\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/1200x712\/secondary\/Ronnie-OSullivan-6846985.jpg?r=1775553895237\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;My number one player is probably controversial, but for me he&#8217;s my absolute favorite, and that&#8217;s Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan,&#8221; Rooney explained. \u201cI love snooker, and I\u2019ve always loved snooker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;There are some absolute legends in snooker, Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry, absolute legends in snooker, but then Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan comes along and how he plays the game, left-handed, right-handed, taking risks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>\u201cHe was scoring 147 and he purposely left out the black to make a point about the money that snooker players are getting paid. 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