Captain Wayne Rooney has “unreservedly”
apologised to interim England manager Gareth
Southgate after pictures emerged showing
him at a wedding at the team’s hotel while on
international duty.
A statement issued on behalf of Rooney, 31,
called the images “inappropriate” .
The Sun published images it said showed
Rooney drunk at a party late on Saturday night
– a day after England’s World Cup qualifying
win over Scotland.
The FA, meanwhile, says it will review its
policies around players’ free time.
Thursday’s edition of The Sun claims that
policy review was launched because 10
England players were at a nightclub until
04:30 GMT on Sunday.
The statement from Rooney’s management
continued:
Rooney missed Tuesday’s 2-2 friendly draw
with Spain with a minor knee injury.
Rooney’s apology came as the FA issued a
statement saying “England personnel have a
responsibility to behave appropriately at all
times”.
The governing body added:
“Naturally Wayne is sorry that
pictures taken with fans have
been published.
“Although it was a day off for
the whole squad and staff, he
fully recognises that the images
are inappropriate for someone in
his position.
“Earlier today Wayne spoke
privately to both Gareth
Southgate and [FA technical
director] Dan Ashworth to
unreservedly apologise.
“He would like to further extend
that apology to any young fans
who have seen these pictures.”
“ ”
“We will be reviewing our policy
around free time while on
international duty.”
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