minority owner of English club Birmingham City<\/a> in 2023 and was involved in a docuseries \u2014 \u201cBuilt in Birmingham\u201d \u2014 that went behind the scenes at the team that was briefly managed by Rooney, the former Manchester United forward.<\/p>\nIn one clip that quickly spread over social media, Brady said he was \u201ca little worried about our head coach\u2019s work ethic.\u201d That remark referred to Rooney, who lasted just 83 days as manager before being fired as Birmingham slipped down the second-tier Championship.<\/p>\n
Rooney has responded to the seven-time Super Bowl champion in his new role as a pundit for the BBC, saying Brady\u2019s comment was \u201cvery unfair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTom came in once, which was the day before a game, which is a little bit lighter anyway,\u201d Rooney said in an interview with the BBC published on Thursday, \u201cand I don\u2019t think he really understood football that well at the time. Maybe he does now.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut what he does understand is that he\u2019s a hard worker. We know that. So that\u2019s why I\u2019m really disappointed with the comment, because football is not NFL. NFL works for three months in a year, players do need rest as well, so I think he was very unfair in the way he\u2019s come out and portrayed that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Birmingham was relegated in that campaign but secured immediate promotion last season and is back in the Championship \u2014 one league away from the Premier League.<\/p>\n
\u201cListen, I respect Tom Brady massively \u2014 he\u2019s one of the greatest, if not the greatest athlete of all time,\u201d Rooney said. \u201cAnd Birmingham do look like they are getting it right now, which is good.\u201d<\/p>\n
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