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Rooney arrested on suspicion of drink-driving

By AFP
01 September 2017   |   12:24 pm
Everton striker Wayne Rooney has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, the BBC and Sky Sports reported Friday.

(FILES) This file photo taken on August 17, 2017 shows Everton’s English striker Wayne Rooney warms up ahead of the UEFA Europa League playoff round, first leg football match between Everton and Hajduk Split at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England on August 17, 2017. Everton striker Wayne Rooney has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, the BBC and Sky Sports reported on September 1, 2017. The BBC said Rooney was stopped by police near his home in Cheshire, northwest England, on August 31. / AFP PHOTO / Oli SCARFF

Everton striker Wayne Rooney has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, the BBC and Sky Sports reported Friday.

The BBC said Rooney was stopped by police near his home in Cheshire, northwest England, on Thursday night.

England’s all-time record goal-scorer, the 31-year-old Rooney announced his retirement from international football last week, having scored 53 goals in 119 appearances for his country.

He re-joined boyhood club Everton in pre-season after a hugely successful spell at the Liverpool side’s Premier League rivals Manchester United.

Rooney has scored in his first two Premier League games of the 2017/18 campaign, with the forward on target last month in a 1-0 win over Stoke City and again in a 1-1 draw with Manchester City.

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