Captain Wayne Rooney has
"unreservedly" apologised to interim
England manager Gareth Southgate after
pictures emerged showing him at a
wedding at the team's hotel while on
international duty. A statement issued on behalf of Rooney, 31,
called the images "inappropriate". The Sun published images it said
showed Rooney drunk at a party late on
Saturday night – a day after England's
World Cup qualifying win over Scotland. The FA, meanwhile, says it
will review its policies around players' free time. Thursday's edition
of The Sun claims that
policy review was launched because 10 England players were at a nightclub until
04:30 GMT on Sunday. The statement from Rooney's management
continued: "Naturally Wayne is sorry that pictures
taken with fans have been published. "Although it was a day off for the whole
squad and staff, he fully recognises that
the images are inappropriate for
someone in his position. "Earlier today Wayne spoke privately
to both Gareth Southgate and [FA technical
director] Dan Ashworth to unreservedly
apologise. "He would like to further extend that
apology to any young fans who have
seen these pictures." Rooney missed Tuesday's 2-2 friendly draw with
Spain with a minor knee
injury. Rooney's apology came as the FA issued a statement saying
"England personnel
have a responsibility to behave
appropriately at all times". The governing body added: "We will be
reviewing our policy
around free time while on international
duty."
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