Rooney fined over night out

Updated January 03, 2012 09:48:46

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been fined a week's wages by the Premier League club for a night out over the Christmas weekend, according to press reports on Monday.

Rooney was dropped by United ahead of its shock 3-2 home loss to Blackburn last Saturday, officially because of fitness concerns.

But several British newspapers reported that the star was punished for a below par training session on December 27 after a Boxing Day evening out with wife Coleen and team-mates Jonny Evans and Darron Gibson against team orders.

Rooney was fined approximately 200,000 pounds ($303,000 dollars) with defender Evans and midfielder Gibson also fined, the reports said.

The trio were then ordered by manager Sir Alex Ferguson to come in on Wednesday - a day off - and train on their own as well as report for training on the morning of the Blackburn defeat.

Although the incident has revived memories of Rooney's threat to leave the club in October 2010 before he was handed a vastly improved salary, several papers said the player's future at Old Trafford was not in jeopardy.

The Daily Mail cited sources with knowledge of the situation as saying Ferguson's punishment of Rooney would not have a long-term impact on the duo's working relationship.

United play Newcastle next Wednesday.

AFP

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First posted January 03, 2012 09:48:46

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Tevez fined over bench bust-up

Updated October 26, 2011 12:24:44

Striker Carlos Tevez has been fined 1 million pounds or four weeks' wages by Manchester City for misconduct during last month's Champions League tie at Bayern Munich.

City said in a statement the Argentine international had committed five separate breaches of contract including "an obligation to participate in any matches in which the player is selected to play ... when directed by a club official".

After the 2-0 defeat at Bayern, manager Roberto Mancini told reporters that Tevez had refused his request to go on as a second-half substitute.

The player denied the accusation, saying he had not been asked to go on but to warm up, and felt he had already warmed up sufficiently.

Tevez was also suspended by City for two weeks but the suspension was deemed to have already been served.

He has been given a written warning as to his future conduct and City have written to the Professional Footballers' Association for ratification of the fine.

Tevez has 14 days to lodge an appeal.

Reuters

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First posted October 26, 2011 07:20:08

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