Wayne Rooney says he'll throw his weight behind the social media boycott this weekend. The Manchester United and England legend has 17.2m Twitter followers and a further 15m followers on Instagram.
But Rooney, now manager of Derby County, says it's time to try and make a point over on line abuse.The 35-year-old said: “If you are on social media you are open to people making these kind of comments.“If you struggle with that then you are better off coming off it.
There are a lot of fans who are interested in football players, actors etc and it's important to try and engage with the fans and give them a bit of insight.“But there is a small minority who probably stay in their bedroom all day and abuse people.
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