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Summary Father and uncle of Wayne Rooney were arrested as part of investigation into betting irregularities.
The Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney’s father and uncle were arrested as part of an investigation into betting irregularities at a Scottish Premier League football match.Rooneys 48-year-old father, who is also named Wayne, and 54-year-old uncle Richie Rooney were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud along with seven other men. All nine men were released later in the afternoon on police bail until January pending further inquiries.Mr. Rooney vigorously denies all of these allegations, Rooneys solicitor, Anthony Barnfather, said in a statement. We are co-operating fully with the investigation. No further comment will be made at this time.The younger Wayne Rooney has not been implicated in the investigation, which focuses on Motherwells home match against Hearts at Fir Park on Dec. 14. Motherwell lost 2-1.As his father was arrested, Rooney was heading to Montenegro for a European Championship qualifying match on Friday.I spoke to (Rooney) and I found him relaxed and calm, England coach Fabio Capello said. No problems for the game tomorrow against Montenegro.England captain John Terry said Rooney had his mind on the match, with the team needing at least draw to guarantee a spot at Euro 2012.Waynes focused on the game tomorrow. We all realize the importance of that, Terry said. As Ive said before, its important for him to go out and play his football, which he loves doing.Fridays game is the most important thing and we all realize that and appreciate how difficult the game is going to be.
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