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Summary Wayne Rooney has been banned for two matches following his expletive-laden tirade at a television.
Manchester United star will now miss Uniteds upcoming Premier League clash with Fulham as well as their FA Cup semi-final clash with Manchester City on April 16 after an appeal by the club was rejected.Rooney had surprisingly been charged with using abusive language after he swore into a camera following his hat-trick in the 4-2 win over West Ham at Upton Park last Saturday.The charge carried a mandatory two-match suspension but United had appealed to have the ban cut to one match at a hearing.News of the ban came after Rooney scored the winning goal in Manchester Uniteds 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
