Rooney delighted with lawsuit win

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

The Manchester United and England striker, along with his wife Coleen, were being sued for millions in commission payments by his former sports management firm in a long-running contracts dispute — but a judge ruled yesterday that he must only pay £5,000 (€6,000) and his wife around £90,000 (€107,000).

And Proactive, which brought the case against the player, was left facing legal bills of up to £500,000, (€598,000) according to Rooney’s lawyers.