Wayne Rooney reveals his Jewish roots after discovering heritage

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Wayne Rooney has revealed that he recently discovered that he has Polish-Jewish ancestry through his mother's side. Rooney reveals this in a new Disney+ documentary series about his family, The Real Rooneys. "I recently found out that my maternal grandmother's family were Polish Jews," Rooney says in the episode. He says the discovery has raised a number of questions about his own origins, despite being raised Catholic. In the series, Rooney vis…

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Former British captain and star Manchester United, Wayne Rooney, told us that he had recently learned about the Polish-Jewish roots of his family, and that a 40-year-old ex-football player had suddenly discovered it in a new documentary series called The Real Rooneys on Disney+.