Wayne Rooney pleads guilty to drink-driving

The former England football captain Wayne Rooney has pleaded guilty to a drink-driving charge.
The Everton forward, 31, was charged after being stopped by police while driving a black Volkswagen Beetle in Wilmslow, Cheshire, at 2am on 1 September. The car belonged to a woman he had met in the Bubble Room bar in Alderley Edge on a night out.
Rooney made no comment when he arrived at Stockport magistrates court on Monday, a day after playing in Everton’s 4-0 defeat against his former club Manchester United.
The record goalscorer for both Manchester United and England appeared amid a large police presence and banks of photographers outside the courthouse.
A conviction for drink-driving can attract a sentence of six months’ jail, an unlimited fine, or a driving ban for at least one year – or three years if convicted twice in 10 years.
Rooney has scored twice in Everton’s first three league games of the season, but is not due to play this weekend after retiring from the national team last month.

In addition to the Champions League, Europa League, five Premier League titles, an FA Cup and three League Cups, Rooney broke Sir Bobby Charlton’s scoring records both for United and for England. His combined goal tally for club and country stands at 323 and he is England’s most capped outfield player.

SOURCE : GUARDIAN SPORTS
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