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EMOTIONS RUN HIGH FOR ROONEYS AFTER MACC FA CUP SHOCK
Liverpool Sunday Echo
|January 11, 2026
Wayne close to tears as brother John knocks holders out
BBC presenter Mark Chapman (left) interviews Macclesfield manager John Rooney (centre) as brother Wayne (right) watches on after the National League North side knocked holders Crystal Palace out of the Emirates FA Cup at Moss Rose yesterday afternoon
WAYNE ROONEY fought back the tears after watching younger brother John Rooney guide Macclesfield to arguably the biggest shock in FA Cup history.
National League North side Macclesfield became the first side from the sixth tier to knock out a Premier League team when beating holders Crystal Palace 2-1 at Moss Rose.
This story is from the January 11, 2026 edition of Liverpool Sunday Echo.
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