Wayne Rooney made a very easy to make mistake. The Ireland and Ivory Coast flags are extremely similar. Still in the world of social media no one is safe from ridicule. Even if you’re 100% right about whatever you’ve just said, you’ll be criticized, so when you get something blatantly wrong, you’ll inevitably be picked apart to no end.
It’s also St. Patrick’s Day today so many people are no doubt “a bit more festive” shall we saw, right now on social media.
Wayne Rooney who is of Irish descent, posted an Ivory Coast flag emoji as part of his Instagram image caption instead of an Irish one! He quickly deleted it, and then replaced it with the right one, but it’s too late as the damage was already done. There are no “takesies backsies” on the internet as everybody screen shots everything. The Daily Mirror have the screen grab for you if you want to see it.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! From the family of Wayne Rooney to you and yours.
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