FA warn Rooney over claims he 'wanted to hurt someone' in 2006

FA issue warning to Wayne Rooney over his claims he ‘wore longer studs’ as he ‘wanted to hurt someone’ during a Man United game against Chelsea in 2006 despite the Derby boss insisting it ‘was just a feeling’

  • Wayne Rooney claimed he wore longer studs ‘to hurt someone’ in a 2006 game
  • The ex-Man United player clashed with Chelsea’s John Terry causing an injury
  • The FA contacted the Derby boss in an investigation into the claims last week
  • Rooney has scaled back, insisting it was a ‘feeling’ not a pre-meditated attack 
  • But the FA have since issued a warning to the 36-year-old over the comments 

Wayne Rooney has been warned by the Football Association over comments he made suggesting he once wore long studs during a match ‘to injure someone’.

Rooney spoke about wearing different studs during a 2006 match between his old club Manchester United and Chelsea, captained by his England team-mate John Terry.

Speaking about the 2006 game, he said:  ‘I always wore the old plastic studs with the metal tip. For that game I changed them to big, long metal ones because I wanted to try and hurt someone, try and injure someone.

Wayne Rooney has been warned by the FA over comments he made suggesting he once wore long studs during a match ‘to injure someone’

‘The studs were legal but thinking if there’s a challenge there I knew I’d want to go in for it properly. I did actually. John Terry left the stadium on crutches. I left a hole in his foot.’ 

The FA contacted Rooney in an investigation into the claim and the PA news agency understands it has now issued the Derby manager with a warning. 

The FA asked Rooney for an explanation of the comments and he responded to them last week. 

The ex-Man United player clashed with John Terry (left) in the 2006 game causing injury

Despite the pain at the time, Terry laughed off the incident in a message to Rooney on Twitter

When asked for an update on the enquiry last Friday, the Rams manager revealed: ‘I have given my response to the FA as asked and I will wait for what comes back from that.

‘What I said to the FA is private, but I’m sure if you look at how I’ve said things, you will have an idea.’

Rooney made the controversial comments in an interview promoting his new Amazon Prime documentary.

But he has since doubled back on his statement, seeking to clarify his remarks in a bid to avoid FA action, as he insisted it was more of a ‘feeling’ instead a ‘pre-mediated attack’. 

But Rooney has now claimed it was ‘just a feeling’ and not a pre-meditated attack after being contacted by the FA to clarify the comments

‘I’ve been very open about my state of mind (on the documentary),’ he said. ‘

That was a feeling. I didn’t go onto the pitch and say, “Right, I’m going to hurt and injure someone”, that was a feeling I had.

‘Obviously I had a tackle with John Terry, which was a good honest 50-50 tackle between two players. No issues.’

But his clarifications have not prevented the 36-year-old from receiving a warning. 




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