Wayne Rooney Testimonial Will Be 1st All-Premier League Facebook Live Stream

Manchester United and Everton will play out the first ever all-Premier League clash to be streamed live on Facebook when they face off for Wayne Rooney’s testimonial match on Wednesday at Old Trafford. 

Per BBC Sport’s Simon Stone, the match will be available to the social network’s 1.7 billion users via Rooney’s and United’s Facebook pages.

Stone added that the game between Rooney’s only two professional clubs will mark 12 years at United since he moved from Goodison Park for £27 million in 2004. 

Per PA Sport (via ESPN FC), all proceeds will go to the Wayne Rooney Foundation and will then be distributed to the 30-year-old’s four chosen charities—the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Claire House Hospice, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and the Manchester United Foundation.

The Red Devils’ captain expressed his delight that the match will be streamed across the world via Facebook, per PA Sport:

“I am delighted that through this agreement with Facebook my testimonial game will be streamed globally on both the Wayne Rooney and Manchester United Facebook pages. It will be the first time this will have happened …

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