Rooney defends Hodgson after 'monkey' joke

England striker Wayne Rooney insists manager Roy Hodgson did “nothing wrong” in making a joke about a monkey in space at half-time of Tuesday night’s game against Poland.

Hodgson has issued an apology if the joke, which was intended to convey the need for England to play the ball more to Andros Townsend, had caused any offence to the player concerned or anyone else.