Wayne Rooney has hit back at long-held perceptions about his intelligence, insisting he is far more rounded and self-educated than many give him credit for.
The former Manchester United and England star, now 39, has spent much of his life in the public eye, from his teenage breakthrough at Everton to becoming the Red Devils' record goalscorer.
But alongside his glittering playing career, Rooney has often had to battle stereotypes and assumptions about who he is off the pitch.
Rooney has found himself in front of the cameras once again, only this time in a very different light, working as a pundit for the BBC's football highlights show, Match of the Day.