Wayne Rooney arrested for drink-driving before England game

Former England captain, Wayne Rooney, who retired from international football last week, was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving by the Cheshire Police last night.

After a night out – on a Thursday, the naughty little sesh-head – Rooney was stopped by police and reportedly arrested for drink-driving.

The Everton forward would normally have been with the England squad in Malta, if he hadn’t retired just the week before.

Perhaps he’d forgotten this and thought he was on a sunny island, nine jugs of sangria down, and racing Jamie Vardy out to some sort of Pacha-esque nightclub.

Or maybe he was just drowning his sorrows to fill the void of not playing internationally.

Whatever reason the 31-year-old has, one thing is for sure; the fella loves the booze. He’s been caught in the papers numerous times before on account of his big nights out.

Rooney is England’s all-time highest scorer, eventually bowing out with 53 goals from 119 games. He was only seven games away from becoming England’s most capped player, being six behind Peter Shilton.

That’s a bit gutting to think about, no matter who you are. No wonder the bloke gets them down midweek.

Wayne Rooney arrested on suspicion of drink driving. Scenes when he pretends to down a pint during his next goal celebration. pic.twitter.com/tRmr7davfJ

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Having said that, he doesn’t exactly have a job to head down to on Friday morning. It’s not like a killer hangover will stop the lad from making the big pitch a success.

But things have started well for the scouser at Everton, with two goals from three games.

This arrest won’t do anything to help his reputation. Still, he’s a footballer and he’s minted so we’re sure he’ll be alright. Stay off the bevs, Wayne.