{"id":32508,"date":"2025-12-12T06:04:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/family-home-destroyed-after-receiving-death-threats-over-transfer-to-manchester-united\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T06:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:04:29","slug":"family-home-destroyed-after-receiving-death-threats-over-transfer-to-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/family-home-destroyed-after-receiving-death-threats-over-transfer-to-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Family home destroyed after receiving death threats over transfer to Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/family-home-destroyed-after-receiving-death-threats-over-transfer-to-manchester-united\/#Wayne_Rooney_talks_about_Everton_fans_backlash_over_his_move_to_Man_United\" >Wayne Rooney talks about Everton fans&#8217; backlash over his move to Man United<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/family-home-destroyed-after-receiving-death-threats-over-transfer-to-manchester-united\/#Wayne_Rooney_later_returned_for_his_second_spell_at_Everton\" >Wayne Rooney later returned for his second spell at Everton.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has revealed that he received death threats from Everton fans when he moved to Old Trafford in 2004.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former England captain came through Everton&#8217;s youth ranks and spent several years in the first team before making a big move when he was quickly snapped up by Man United.<\/p>\n<p>It was clear that Rooney had a big career ahead of him and he felt he had to do what was right for him and join the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Rooney admitted in his latest podcast with BBC Sport that he had taken a huge personal toll after receiving death threats and having his family home vandalized.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wayne_Rooney_talks_about_Everton_fans_backlash_over_his_move_to_Man_United\"><\/span>Wayne Rooney talks about Everton fans&#8217; backlash over his move to Man United<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rooney left Goodison Park in the summer of 2004 and it was clear at the time that the move was not well received by Everton fans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wayne-Rooney-in-action-for-Man-United-against-Everton-414x360.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wayne-Rooney-in-action-for-Man-United-against-Everton-630x548.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wayne-Rooney-in-action-for-Man-United-against-Everton-768x668.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wayne-Rooney-in-action-for-Man-United-against-Everton-770x670.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wayne-Rooney-in-action-for-Man-United-against-Everton-900x783.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wayne-Rooney-in-action-for-Man-United-against-Everton.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wayne Rooney during Man United vs. Everton (Photo by Sean Botterill\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Toffees supporters booed Rooney whenever he returned to play on the ground, but things got even worse off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rooney said he had &#8220;received death threats.&#8221; &#8220;My parents&#8217; house was spray painted and it was a mess. My girlfriend at the time, now my wife, had her house spray painted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think that&#8217;s where you have to be mentally strong. The people around you have to help you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cIt was difficult to leave because I went to Manchester United, and Liverpool and Manchester were a huge rivalry, so that made it even more difficult.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cBut I always had the mindset of \u2018I don\u2019t care.\u2019 I knew what I wanted and how to get there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I had to be tough inside. It was tough because it was people from my city, but I thought, &#8216;I don&#8217;t care.&#8217; You have to be selfish and make these decisions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wayne_Rooney_later_returned_for_his_second_spell_at_Everton\"><\/span>Wayne Rooney later returned for his second spell at Everton.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Somewhat surprisingly, after such harsh treatment, Rooney later returned to Everton for a second spell.<\/p>\n<p>When his time at United came to an end in the summer of 2017, Rooney rejoined EFC, scoring 11 goals in 40 games before moving again after just one season.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran forward then played for DC United and Derby County before retiring and moving into both management and punditry.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has revealed that he received death threats from Everton fans when he moved to Old Trafford in 2004. 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