WAYNE ROONEY said yesterday that he was “delighted” after fighting off a £4.3 million (€5.1m) lawsuit.

WAYNE ROONEY was exploited when the teenage prodigy signed his first commercial contract, the boss of the players’ union told a court yesterday.

Footballer Wayne Rooney agreed today that his agent had helped make him a “very wealthy young man”.

Wayne Rooney signed his first professional football contract without having it fully explained to him by his agent, a court heard today.

A court case in which Manchester United star Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen are being sued for £4.3m (€4.9m) has been abruptly adjourned.

MILLIONAIRE footballer Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen are being sued for £4.3 million (€4.9m) after being “exploited” by his agent, a court heard yesterday.

Millionaire footballer Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen are being sued for £4.3m (€4.92m) after being “exploited” by his agent, a court heard today.

A multi-million pound court hearing involving England striker Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen will not begin until tomorrow, officials said today.

England striker Wayne Rooney and his wife will begin defending themselves against a £4m (€4.6m) legal claim today.

Wayne and Coleen Rooney are being sued for £4m (€4.6m), their spokesman confirmed tonight.

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has threatened to withdraw all cooperation with the Football Association’s commercial programmes in response to the three-match ban he was handed last week.

I NORMALLY hate international weekends, deeming them a damnable imposition on real, i.e. club, football but this past one was an exception.

Leading agent Paul Stretford has failed in his bid to answer Football Association charges in a public court.

ARSENE WENGER'S insistence he wants Ashley Cole to remain at Arsenal was last night welcomed by the Professional Footballers' Association.

The Football Association today brought a series of charges against football agent Paul Stretford relating to when and how he won the right to represent England striker Wayne Rooney.

Three men were cleared today of blackmailing football agent Paul Stretford after it emerged he had misled the court.

Three men were cleared today of blackmailing football agent Paul Stretford after it emerged he had misled the court.

Football agent Paul Stretford was forced to defend the ethics of his profession in court today.

Wayne Rooney is convinced that a move to Manchester United will help him achieve his dreams.

Wayne Rooney’s representatives are ready to assist police if they conduct an investigation into alleged threats made to Paul Stretford.

Wayne Rooney’s management team tonight flatly denied that a meeting had taken place between chief executive Paul Stretford and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.

Premiership striker Wayne Rooney has been accused of spitting in a woman’s face in a nightclub, it emerged tonight.

Wayne Rooney’s new agent insists Everton have “nothing to worry about” despite a delay in the striker signing his first professional contract.

John Gregory will begin talks with Derby in the next 48 hours regarding the vacant manager's post at Pride Park.

Derby are expected to begin talks with John Gregory in the next 48 hours after the ex-Aston Villa manager’s agent confirmed he has been approached about the vacant hotseat at Pride Park.