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Wayne Rooney has been tipped to commentate on the next Eurovision Song Contest following his hilarious verdict on the World Cup final’s first-ever halftime show.
The former England captain certainly did not mince his words when asked what he made of the star-studded performance during Spain and Argentina’s showdown in New Jersey last night.
Standing alongside Joe Hart and Micah Richards, the BBC pundits were asked by presenter Gabby Logan what their highlight of the 11-minute show was.
‘I’ll be honest, mine was when it finished,’ Rooney said, drawing some nervous looks from his colleagues.
‘I like a lot of them artists but I thought it was crap,’ he continued.
‘It just didn’t get me going and I wanted the football to come back on. I like Burna Boy, I like Bieber, I like Shakira, but that was too flat.’
Taking to social media, viewers have since praised the former Manchester United striker’s honesty, with Count Binface calling for him to land a role for Eurovision’s upcoming song contest.
Posting on X, the political candidate wrote: ‘Wayne Rooney to be new BBC commentator for Eurovision. #VoteBinface’
Responding beneath, one user called Rosie said ‘get it in the manifesto’ as Ron questioned: ‘Omg… can you imagine?’
Ian, meanwhile, argued that Wayne’s comments were the ‘best bit of the entire programme’.
Micah, who was left visibly stunned by Wayne’s remarks and described him as ‘miserable’, had previously praised Shakira and Burna Boy’s performance.
Laughing at the pundit’s exchanges, Gabby said: ‘I’ll tell you what else you get on the BBC: honest reviews.’
The halftime show, which also featured the likes of Robbie Williams, Justin Bieber and BTS, was extended from the traditional 15-minute half-time break to more than 27 minutes for the first time.
Curated by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, the show began with Madonna getting driven onto the pitch by Brazil legends Ronaldo and Ronaldinho.
Characters from The Muppets and Sesame Street then made surprise appearances after actors Tom Cruise and Timothée Chalamet featured before kick-off.
With half-time entertainment being a staple of major American sporting events, such as the Super Bowl, the format proved to be divisive amongst fans.
On ITV, Roy Keane claimed that the show had been ‘a bit of an anti-climax’, but added: ‘It’s always nice to see Shakira.’
The show was in support of the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which aims to raise $100million (£75m) to improve access to education and football for children around the world.
In total, an average of more than 12 million watched the World Cup final in the UK, with the split between BBC One and ITV1 at 9.7 million and 2.4 million respectively.