Rooney apologises to Eriksson over slur

ENGLAND striker Wayne Rooney has apologised to Sven-Goran Eriksson for his loss of self-control in Madrid.

But the Manchester United player has stopped short of issuing a public apology to Emlyn Hughes’s family for disrespecting his memory by flinging a black armband, worn in tribute to the former England captain, to the ground.

Eriksson spent time talking to Rooney on the squad’s flight back from Madrid, ensuring he was left in no doubt about the need to learn from his flashes of indiscipline.