Rooney opens up on drink-driving ‘mistake’

Daniel Storey

Wayne Rooney admits that he let down his children by being caught drink-driving in September.

Rooney is currently carrying out a period of community service after the incident, which put his marriage into question. Rooney was driving the car of another woman when he was stopped.

Rooney has since been in fine form for Everton and him and his wife, Coleen, are said to be working through their issues.

“Sometimes you make mistakes. I held my hands up. I made a mistake,” Rooney told Talksport.

“I knew straight away I had made a stupid mistake and I have to move on.

“It is not nice. I’ve got children and it is not nice for them to see that and I try to move on and learn from it which I feel I am doing.”