Rooney cleared over drinking storm
ENGLAND captain Wayne Rooney has been cleared after the Footballball Association investigated invesayed reports he stayed up late drinking while on international al duty, British media outlets reported on Saturday. turday.
Rooney, 31, apologisedsed for the publication of “inappropriate” picturestures of him mingling with wedding guests att England’s team hotel between their recent games against Scotland and Spain.
But the Manchesterster United captain described media coverage erage of the incident inciand as “disgraceful” and said he felt he had been the victimm of a witch hunt.
Several news organisations, ganisaincluding the BBC, said Rooney had been assured by the FA he would not face chargesarges over the matter.
The Daily Mirror said the FA had learnt Rooney posed for pictures outsideside the wedding party venue, contradicting reports he had “gatecrashed” it, and had not broken a curfew.
Rooney is on the brink of history, having closed to within one goal of Bobby Charlton’s United scoring record of 249 goals by netting ting in Thursday’s 4-0 Euro Europa League win over Feyenoord. He surpassed Charlton’ Charlton’s record of 49 goals for England last year and has to date scored 51 times for his cou country. The FA is also looking intoin claims several eral players were out late on the Saturday night that fell between England’sEnglan 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Sco Scotland and 2-2 friendly draw with Spain Spain. The FA has sinc since banned England land players fr from going on nights out wh while on international tional duty. — SuperSport