Everton
striker Wayne Rooney has been charged with drink-driving, British police said
Friday.
Rooney,
England’s all-time record goalscorer and former captain, was stopped by police
near his home in Cheshire, northwest England, in the early hours of Friday.
“The man was arrested shortly after 2.00am (0100GMT) today, Friday 1 September,
after officers stopped a black VW Beetle,” said a police statement. Police said
31-year-old Rooney “has since been charged with driving whilst over the
prescribed limit.” Rooney had been released on bail and is due to appear at
Stockport Magistrates’ Court on September 18.
He was seen posing in a selfie
with cricketer Jack McIver in a bar in the upmarket town of Alderley Edge, near
his home, on Thursday, August 31. McIver shared the photo of the pair in the
Bubble Room on Instagram at around 10:00pm (2100 GMT) that day with the
comment: “International Break #legend”.
Rooney announced his retirement from
international football last week, having scored 53 goals in 119 appearances. He
made his decision despite England manager Gareth Southgate offering to recall
him for the World Cup qualifier against Malta on Friday. Rooney re-joined
boyhood club Everton in the pre-season after a successful 13-year spell at
Premier League rivals Manchester United. He has seemed rejuventated by the move
to the Liverpool-based club and scored in his first two Premier League games of
the 2017/18 campaign, a 1-0 win over Stoke City and a 1-1 draw with Manchester
City.
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