Wayne Rooney 明らかにする／漏らすs why he isn't appearing on Match of the Day as planned this 週末... as the ex-Man 部隊d 星／主役にする 収容する／認めるs he's 'GUTTED' not to making his debut on the show

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Wayne Rooney has 明らかにする／漏らすd why he hasn't appeared on Match of the Day as planned this 週末.?

The 38-year-old was in line to make his debut on the iconic BBC show on Saturday but was 軍隊d to pull out, with ツバメ Keown filling in for him.?

And the former Manchester 部隊d striker says he had to 身を引く from the show after 苦しむing an 傷害 while on holiday.?

Rooney wrote on X: 'Gutted not to be making my debut on the iconic @BBCMOTDshow tonight, it’s something I have 手配中の，お尋ね者 to do since I was little.?

'Unfortunately I have 支えるd a painful 支援する 傷害 during a holiday with my family but I look 今後 to 存在 part of the team in the 近づく 未来.?

Wayne Rooney was in line to make his debut on the iconic Match of The Day but had to pull out

Ths show went ahead as usual with Rooney getting 取って代わるd by MOTD 2 正規の／正選手 ツバメ Keown

'Good luck to Gary Lineker and the guys for tonights show and see you soon.'

Host of the show Lineker 答える／応じるd by 説: They’ll be other 適切な時期s. Get fit soon.'

Since retiring in 2021, Rooney has managed Derby, MLS 味方する DC 部隊d and had an ill-運命／宿命d stint at 選手権 club Birmingham City.

He was 解雇（する）d by the Blues in January after いっそう少なく than three months in 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金, and is 現在／一般に taking a break from the game to be with his family.

Rooney is keen to get 支援する on the touchline soon, though, and has been linked with a possible move to Saudi Arabia to follow in the footsteps of his ex-international team-mate Steven Gerrard.

The England appeared as a pundit for TNT Sports last month for their ニュース報道 of Manchester 部隊d's 勝利，勝つ over Everton.?

He was also a pundit in the studio as BBC covered Manchester 部隊d's victory against Nottingham in the FA Cup in February.?