Soccer-Derby boss Rooney says he learned of administration decision from TV


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - West Bromwich Albion v Derby County - The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, Britain - September 14, 2021 Derby County manager Wayne Rooney Action Images/Ed Sykes/File Photo

(Reuters) - Derby County manager Wayne Rooney said he had no idea the Championship club had filed a notice to appoint administrators amid a financial crisis until he saw a report on the news.

The second-tier club, which said it had failed to identify a buyer and blamed the coronavirus pandemic for hitting its revenue streams, is set to be docked 12 points, the standard penalty for a club entering administration.

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