Rooney accepts £100,000 damages after slapping claim

Manchester United and England footballer Wayne Rooney today accepted £100,000 (€145,000) damages from the publishers of The Sun and the News of the World after the newspapers falsely alleged that he slapped his fiancee Coleen McLoughlin.

Wed, 12 Apr, 2006 - 17:21

Manchester United and England footballer Wayne Rooney today accepted £100,000 (€145,000) damages from the publishers of The Sun and the News of the World after the newspapers falsely alleged that he slapped his fiancee Coleen McLoughlin.

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