Man City boss accepts big clubs treated differently
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says it is ‘normal’ big clubs are treated differently after being left surprised by the decision not to punish Wayne Rooney . Manchester United striker Rooney escaped any retrospective action from the Football Association following his elbow on Wigan Athletic midfielder James McCarthy last weekend. City boss Mancini feels this disparity also happens across …
Bosman tells Rooney: You owe me for £200,000-a-week Man Utd contract
Manchester United Real Madrid Wayne Rooney Jean-Marc Bosman says Wayne Rooney owes his new £200,000-a-week Manchester United contract to him. Bosman’s five-year court battle ended in 1995 with an historic ruling by the European Court that shifted the power from clubs to footballers. It allowed players to work freely within the European Union and walk away for nothing at the end of their …
Man Utd ace Rooney will plead self-defence over elbow rap
Manchester United Wigan Athletic Chelsea Wayne Rooney Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is tipped to plead self-defence over his elbow incident with Wigan Athletic ‘s James McCarthy. The Mirror says if the FA charge him for lashing out at McCarthy, Rooney will claim he did so because he thought the Wigan midfielder was about to hit him. The United striker will learn today whether he faces a …