{"id":38789,"date":"2026-07-09T13:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/erling-haaland-sends-message-to-wayne-rooney-after-promising-live-broadcast-on-bbc-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:11:33","slug":"erling-haaland-sends-message-to-wayne-rooney-after-promising-live-broadcast-on-bbc-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/erling-haaland-sends-message-to-wayne-rooney-after-promising-live-broadcast-on-bbc-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Erling Haaland sends message to Wayne Rooney after promising live broadcast on BBC | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manager Erling Haaland is making sure Wayne Rooney has remembered his vows by the river ahead of England&#8217;s World Cup quarter-final match against Norway. The Three Lions icon famously bet that if the Scandinavian team beat Brazil in the Round of 16, he would row the River Mersey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He said: &#8220;If Norway makes it to the quarter-finals, I&#8217;m going to go into the Mersey and row down it.&#8221; And that&#8217;s exactly what happened, with Haaland&#8217;s two goals helping Norway reach the quarter-finals for the first time in the country&#8217;s history. Their talismans take great pleasure in keeping their promises to Rooney.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ahead of Saturday&#8217;s quarter-final, he said: &#8220;Wayne, I&#8217;m looking forward to meeting you, Wayne.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing Wayne Rooney rowing for Liverpool. That&#8217;s all I want to see right now. Wayne Rooney, I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing you rowing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rooney addressed his bet in the immediate aftermath of Norway&#8217;s stunning victory, revealing he had been trying to bring in several colleagues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>When prompted by BBC presenter Kerry Cates, he replied: &#8220;Was that me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rooney added: &#8220;I&#8217;m a man of my word. Mika (Richards) has agreed to work with me. We&#8217;re a team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;One thing I can say is, we&#8217;re doing so much that when we&#8217;re in New York, it might have to be the Hudson River, if the BBC would classify it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Then fellow critic Joe Hart threw in his oars and declared that he would be happy to join Rooney on the water, saying, &#8220;I&#8217;ll cross the Hudson River with you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But Rooney&#8217;s humiliation didn&#8217;t end there. BBC Sport then created a mock graphic showing the former striker in an England shirt rowing down the River Mersey, with the Liverpool skyline behind him, with the caption: &#8220;To you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Despite Rooney&#8217;s pledge, Metro Mayor Steve Rotherham appears to have alternative plans on how to realize his bet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>he said: &#8220;Instead, let&#8217;s get a rowboat or put into service the brand new \u00a326 million Mersey Ferry. How about replacing the captain&#8217;s chair and oars?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rooney&#8217;s original bet was inspired by Norway&#8217;s post-match boat celebration at the World Cup. One player beats the drum as supporters and teammates imitate rowing movements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>England supporters will no doubt be hoping for no celebrations after Saturday&#8217;s match in Miami. The winner of this matchup will advance to the semifinals on Wednesday in Atlanta, where they will face either Switzerland or Argentina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2227233\/Erling-Haaland-Wayne-Rooney-BBC\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manager Erling Haaland is making sure Wayne Rooney has remembered his vows by the river ahead of England&#8217;s World Cup quarter-final match against Norway. The Three Lions icon famously bet that if the Scandinavian team beat Brazil in the Round of 16, he would row the River Mersey. 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