Rooney's father and uncle have
been freed on bail after their arrest
by police investigating allegations
of illegal betting.
Wayne Rooney Snr, 48, was
detained at his home in the West
Derby area of Liverpool and
questioned for several hours.
Nine men - who were all freed on
bail later on Thursday - were
arrested as part of the probe into
suspicious gambling patterns
around a Scottish Premier League
match last December, including
Motherwell footballer Steve
Jennings.
Sky's Scotland correspondent James Matthews said: Early in the game with Hearts, Steve Jennings, who is from the Liverpool area, got a yellow card.
Around that time there were a
flurry of bets in Liverpool that there would be a sending off during the
game. Jennings was sent off in the 84th minute for directing foul and
abusive language at the referee as
his side lost 2-1. He denies any
wrongdoing.
Solicitor Anthony Barnfather, who
is representing Wayne Rooney Snr, said his client also denied the
claims that he was involved in such activities.
Mr Rooney vigorously denies all of
these allegations. We are co-
operating fully with the
investigation. No further comment
will be made at this time. The investigation by the Gambling
Commission, an independent body
which was formed under the
Gambling Act (2005), began several days later after some members of
the Association of British
Bookmakers raised concerns about betting patterns on the game.
A spokesman for Merseyside Police
told Sky News:The arrests are the
culmination of a joint operation
with the Gambling Commission.
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