Banks warns Rooney to avoid repeat of red mist

GORDON BANKS has warned Wayne Rooney he risks wrecking England’s dreams of World Cup glory if he produces a repeat of Monday’s “ridiculous” behaviour which saw him booked for insulting a referee.

The striker was booked by Jeff Selogilwe during England’s final warm-up match against Platinum Stars, reportedly for swearing at the local official who indicated afterwards that he would have sent Rooney off had the fixture not been a practice match.

The episode brought back memories of Rooney’s exit from the 2006 World Cup, where he was sent off an hour into England’s quarter-final defeat to Portugal for a stamp on Ricardo Carvalho.