Overview

• Rooney tells the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast he was "struggling massively" with alcohol during his playing career.
• He describes two-day drinking binges and turning up to training while using eye drops, chewing gum and aftershave to conceal it.
• He says he believes he would be dead without wife Coleen, who he says has helped manage his behavior for "20-odd years" since their teens.
• He recounts scoring on weekends despite heavy drinking, explaining he felt unable to seek help at the time.
• The revelations build on earlier admissions, including his 2022 report of using therapists to address binge-drinking.