The news that Wayne Rooney had signed back to his boyhood club Everton was no longer news, the news was rather the fact that England record breaking captain could play his first march in Everton new jersey against Kenya’s side Gor Mahia.
https://twitter.com/Jamlick_/status/884304558104563712
Another news, was the fact that he was putting on a jersey sponsored by a Kenyan betting firm. Sportpesa is undeniably Kenya’s biggest betting company.
Here are some of the twitter side shows you might have missed.
Rooney in the dressing room before the pre-season game in Tanzania pic.twitter.com/mHNBAk3Skr
— Everton Musings (@EvertonMusings) June 4, 2017
If Wayne Rooney travels to Tanzania it will be like live aid when Freddie took the stage I'm telling ya. All good for the club
— Nick Williams (@nickwillo4efc) July 5, 2017
Leon Osman on Rooney: 'From a commercial aspect, when the news hit Tanzania, the place went crazy. When he comes out, he'll get mobbed.'
— Ben Grounds (@Ben_Islington) July 9, 2017