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The Irish Sun
a day ago
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Man Utd flop forced to drop his name from the back of his shirt at new club for incredibly petty reason
Defender was released from his last club following a fall out GETTING SHIRTY Man Utd flop forced to drop his name from the back of his shirt at new club for incredibly petty reason MANCHESTER UNITED flop Marcos Rojo has been forced to drop his name from the back of his shirt at his new club. The veteran defender has completed his second permanent transfer since leaving Old Trafford in 2021. 2 Man Utd flop Marcos Rojo has been forced to drop his name from his shirt Credit: AFP 2 Rojo has joined Racing Club after leaving Boca Juniors Credit: Getty Play Dream Team now! Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 season Free to play Over £100,000 in total prize money Play in Mini Leagues against your mates Submit a team for Gameweek 1 to enter £5,000 prize draw Play via Dream Team's app or website today! Rojo, 35, has signed for Argentina top flight side Racing Club. But he will not be allowed to display his full name on the back of his shirt, as he did at his previous clubs including United. That is because the Avellaneda-based club are city rivals with Independiente, whose nickname is 'El Rojo', which means The Reds. So Racing Club have forced the defender to drop the name as they do not want to promote their rivals. READ MORE ON MAN UTD MAN DOWN Brighton 'reject Man Utd's opening player-plus-cash swap deal' for Baleba Rojo has not taken long to find a new club after his contract was ripped up by Boca Juniors last week. The former Argentina international has had his deal terminated by mutual consent after being banned from the dressing room and frozen out of the first team. Rojo was involved in a bust-up behind the scenes and he and two team-mates were told they were no longer welcome at the club's Xeneiza training centre — not even in the locker room. Rojo joined United in 2014 from Sporting in a £16million deal under Louis van Gaal. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS He won the FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League with the Red Devils, making over 120 appearances but a cruciate ligament injury in 2017 sent his career into a downward spiral. He featured 95 times in his first three seasons in England but just 27 times in the next three.
Scottish Sun
a day ago
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- Scottish Sun
Man Utd flop forced to drop his name from the back of his shirt at new club for incredibly petty reason
Defender was released from his last club following a fall out GETTING SHIRTY Man Utd flop forced to drop his name from the back of his shirt at new club for incredibly petty reason Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MANCHESTER UNITED flop Marcos Rojo has been forced to drop his name from the back of his shirt at his new club. The veteran defender has completed his second permanent transfer since leaving Old Trafford in 2021. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Man Utd flop Marcos Rojo has been forced to drop his name from his shirt Credit: AFP 2 Rojo has joined Racing Club after leaving Boca Juniors Credit: Getty Play Dream Team now! Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 season Free to play Over £100,000 in total prize money Play in Mini Leagues against your mates Submit a team for Gameweek 1 to enter £5,000 prize draw Play via Dream Team's app or website today! Rojo, 35, has signed for Argentina top flight side Racing Club. But he will not be allowed to display his full name on the back of his shirt, as he did at his previous clubs including United. That is because the Avellaneda-based club are city rivals with Independiente, whose nickname is 'El Rojo', which means The Reds. So Racing Club have forced the defender to drop the name as they do not want to promote their rivals. READ MORE ON MAN UTD MAN DOWN Brighton 'reject Man Utd's opening player-plus-cash swap deal' for Baleba Rojo has not taken long to find a new club after his contract was ripped up by Boca Juniors last week. The former Argentina international has had his deal terminated by mutual consent after being banned from the dressing room and frozen out of the first team. Rojo was involved in a bust-up behind the scenes and he and two team-mates were told they were no longer welcome at the club's Xeneiza training centre — not even in the locker room. Rojo joined United in 2014 from Sporting in a £16million deal under Louis van Gaal. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS He won the FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League with the Red Devils, making over 120 appearances but a cruciate ligament injury in 2017 sent his career into a downward spiral. He featured 95 times in his first three seasons in England but just 27 times in the next three.
