Coleen Rooney has revealed an awkward run-in with Donald Trump during her family’s time in the United States, recalling a comment that left her parents unimpressed and prompted Arsenal legend Ian Wright to brand the President a “freak.”

Wayne Rooney moved to MLS side D.C. United in 2018 after a storied career at Everton and Manchester United, before later managing Derby County and returning to the US in 2022.

According to The Mirror, it was during that first stint that Coleen and the couple’s four sons crossed paths with Trump at a White House Christmas event, an encounter she still remembers vividly for all the wrong reasons.

Speaking on Stick to Football, Coleen explained the moment that soured the meeting before it had really begun. “Well, my dad, he didn’t like what he said,” she recalled.

The comment was enough to trigger a visibly unimpressed reaction from Wright, sat alongside Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott and Roy Keane, who muttered his disapproval and called Trump a “freak” in response. Coleen added that the whole event itself was a strange experience, with her children ending up eating chicken nuggets on the floor beneath the tables.

Wayne Rooney’s Son Name-Drops Trump at School

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The story didn’t end there either, with Coleen revealing how her youngest son Cass, now six, later brought the meeting up at school following Trump’s re-election.

“My youngest, obviously, when Trump’s been voted back in, they watch the news at school – he’s six,” she said. “So, he comes home and says, ‘I told the teacher that I’ve met Trump – she’s told me to send a photo in.’ I’m thinking she doesn’t believe him.” Cass duly sent proof in, much to his teacher’s surprise, with Jill Scott adding that she “definitely didn’t believe him.”

Adam Ramsay-Peaty has been featured in a lot of headlines over the last year but many of those headlines were not to do with his swimming. Instead, they were centered around his family, his wedding and a whole lot of drama.

Now the English swimmer has been making headlines again, but instead of it being a celebration for his bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games, he is once again surrounded by drama after his post-race interview with BBC Sport showed the 31-year-old in a not very good light.

On Saturday, Ramsay-Peaty competed in the 100 meters breaststroke final and came away with a bronze medal to add to his collection. It was Sam Williamson who took the gold and Filip Nowacki with the silver.

All three competitors finished the race within 59 seconds, but it was the milliseconds that split them apart, with 59.17, 59.34 and 59.65 separating first, second and third. Ramsay-Peaty has gone quicker than this before, with his best time being 57.86, which is the current world record.

Ramsay-Peaty Was Furious About Missing Out on A Gold Medal

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Holly Ramsay-Peaty, daughter of Gordon Ramsay and new wife of Adam, was seen in the crowd supporting her husband. Straight after he exited the pool, Peaty-Ramsay was seen heading straight over to his wife with both looking quite emotional. After being asked about his emotions and how they were after the race, the three-time Olympic gold medalist replied, saying: “Really? I think. I don’t know. I think I just work a lot harder than what it says on the scoreboard to be honest.”

The Englishman would have been expecting to come away with a lot more from this event and those feelings were clearly evident within him after he spoke to BBC Sport. He was seen saying: “I just think I deserve more.”

After the interview was released across their social media platforms, many commented on Ramsay-Peaty’s attitude and how it was rubbing a lot of people up the wrong way. One comment read: “Bit full of himself these days. Too much time with his father-in-law.”

Several other reactions reflected the general response to Ramsay-Peaty’s reaction: “Obviously not a better athlete than that or he would have placed higher. There were two competitors better on the night so suck it up.”

Another said: “A wee bit of humility wouldn’t go amiss, with a final comment reasoning: “You deserve what you got, everyone has the same 1 minute.”

This is not the end of the Commonwealth Games for him though, as today he still hopes to medal in the 50m breaststroke event, where he is the current world record holder.

Arsenal know that agreeing personal terms with Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes would not be an issue, but persuading their Premier League rivals to green light a sale remains a difficult task.

The Magpies have already seen two key first team stars quit St James’ Park this summer with Anthony Gordon joining Barcelona and Sandro Tonali making his way to Tottenham Hotspur.

Eddie Howe faces a battle to hold onto top talent on Tyneside and losing midfield metronome Guimaraes would be another blow for the Magpies boss.

Newcastle United have, so far, fought to keep Guimaraes at the club for the 2026/27 campaign, rejecting an initial £70 million bid from Arsenal. However, the Gunners do not consider the transfer saga to be over.

Arsenal Ready to Pay £77m for Bruno Guimaraes

Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo report that Arsenal are ready to pay up to £77m to sign Guimaraes. Before that, a bid worth £70m is expected to be sent to St James’ Park in the ‘coming hours’.

The Gunners begin their season with the Community Shield clash against Manchester City on August 16 and appear keen to push through a deal for Guimaraes before then.

The report adds that, should Newcastle United reject the €82m bid, the London outfit are willing to increase their offer to €90m. However, that is the maximum fee that Arsenal would be willing to pay.

Arsenal are determined to improve their squad as Arteta looks to defend the Premier League title, but an unwillingness to be held for ransom has already proved costly.

Arsenal stubborn on player valuations

The BBC claims that the Gunners held serious interest in Aston Villa star and England international Morgan Rogers, but refused to offer more than £80million. The winger eventually joined London rivals Chelsea for a lofty £117million.

Newcastle United paid £45million to sign Guimaraes from Lyon in January 2022. He has gone on to make 195 appearances for the club.

Despite having another two years left on his deal at St James’ Park, the midfielder is believed to be keen to follow Tonali and Gordon out the door after the team’s underwhelming 2025/26 season.

Guimaraes has not yet returned for pre-season with the Magpies, having been granted holiday following his World Cup exploits. Howe was asked about the ‘world-class’ player’s future on Saturday, following a pre-season friendly against Gateshead.

He said: “I’ve had some really good conversations with him before the World Cup, during the World Cup and after the World Cup. What we speak about has to remain private, but he’s just a great player, a great person.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen with Bruno’s future. That’s for other people to speculate about. They are conversations that I’m not part of.”