Former Manchester United star player Wayne Rooney got into trouble with law enforcement officers over alleged intoxication.
Rooney who doubled as Man-U and England’s national team was arrested on 16 December at Dulles International Airport in Virginia for allegedly mixing sleeping pills and alcohol.
British Broadcasting Corporation reported that the player was arraigned before Loudoun General District Court where he was slapped with a $25 fine and $91 costs.
The 33-year-old player is said to have paid the amount on 4 January. Rooney was returning from a one day trip from Saudi Arabia.
“He received a statutory automatic fine and was released shortly afterwards at the airport. The matter is now at an end.”
“During the flight Wayne took a prescribed amount of sleeping tablets mixed with some alcohol consumption and consequently was disorientated on arrival.He was approached by police who arrested him on a minor misdemeanour charge.He received a statutory automatic
fine and was released shortly afterwards at the airport. The matter is now at an end,” his spokesperson was quoted saying.
“Wayne would like to put on record his appreciation for the manner he was treated by all involved.”
Rooney now plays for Major League Soccer’s DC United in a three-and-a-half-year contract with the team. The Croxteth-born forward previously played for Everton.
DC United in a statement said that the charges were a private matter.
“We understand the media’s interest in this matter but we believe this is a private matter for Wayne that DC United will handle internally. We have no further comment on this situation,” the team’s management said.
