Boozy Rooney may lose captaincy after 'defying Southgate'

England skipper's career at risk after claims he was told to go to bed before being photographed at wedding party

gettyimages-622477334.jpg

Wayne Rooney's position as England captain is looking increasingly precarious after more details of his drinking exploits the night after England's win over Scotland have emerged.

The Man United forward has apologised after pictures of him looking the worse for wear at a wedding party were published this week. It has since been claimed that Rooney began the evening drinking with FA employees but carried on after being told to stop.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up