FA delay release of Rooney ban decision

THE FA will confirm whether Wayne Rooney will be free to face Manchester City in this month’s FA Cup semi-final at 10am this morning.

Rooney is challenging his two-match ban for using offensive, insulting and/or abusive language at West Ham on Saturday, believing it to be too excessive for the crime he committed.

As it presently stands, the Manchester United forward will miss Saturday’s Premier League encounter with Fulham and that eagerly-anticipated clash with City at Wembley on April 16.