Champions League - UEFA to study Rooney stamp

Eurosport - Fri, 12 Dec 08:58:00 2008

UEFA have revealed they will study video evidence before deciding whether to take action against Wayne Rooney for an incident involving Aalborg's Kasper Risgard.

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The Manchester United forward was accused of stamping on the Danish midfielder's chest after the 2-2 draw in the Champions League Group E match at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

A UEFA spokesperson said: "We are aware of the incident and the disciplinary panel will study the footage and newspaper reports before deciding whether to take action."

French referee Laurent Duhamel allowed the incident to go unpunished, but Risgard revealed Rooney apologised after the game.

He said: "I do not know what happened and why it happened, he (Rooney) was jumping at my chest.

"Maybe he was a little bit frustrated but Manchester United were playing some good football. It was still 1-1.

"I do not think the referee saw it. Anywhere else but this place it would have been a red card.

"These challenges happen in football - I have some big marks - but I do think it looks good on television. He did come and apologise to me after the game."

Any retrospective punishment could result in Rooney missing part of the knock-out stages of the competition.

Mike Hytner / Eurosport

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  1. Guilty !!!

    From Nicholas, on Sun 14 Dec 1:17AM
  2. nathan honey barca is gonna win this champions league­ this year trust me (MISS JOSE IS IN D HOUSE)

    From djose09, on Fri 12 Dec 6:08PM
  3. Who will win the champions league?

    From Nathan, on Fri 12 Dec 3:51PM
  4. why him pls dont blem him

    From emayowa, on Fri 12 Dec 12:00PM
  5. well I must say as a fotball surporter and player back­ in the 70's when you had the c**p kicked out of­ you, some of the comments above which I read and­ thought of the thugs who wrote some stupid stuff should­ learn to love the game and not hate the people who­ don't play for their team.
    I must agree with a few­ comments made however Rooney does get hot tempered ,­ but that is because he is so passionate about the game,­ the incident in the euro game was not deliberate the­ man made a challenge for the ball and lost his balance­ not just one leg but both. Please people watch your­ game of football as a neutral even though you love your­ team.

    From Gorge, on Fri 12 Dec 11:41AM
  6. Anyone who thinks that the stamp wasn't deliberate,­ has clearly never kicked a ball in their life.­ Rooney's a great player with a lot of intensity,­ but that can be a double edged sword if the player­ mis-directs his aggression. Sadly,in Rooneys case it­ seems; you can take the boy out of the council estate,­ but you can't take the council estate out of the­ boy.

    From paulotraies, on Fri 12 Dec 10:13AM
  7. once a dirtbird, always a dirtbird, its normal practice­ for this guy

    From mikedemo2003, on Fri 12 Dec 9:22AM
  8. Once a scumbag is always a scumbag. No surprise here.­ Just a classless act by a classless thug !!

    From Tim, on Fri 12 Dec 9:20AM
  9. ravencpi yes it was enough Venables and Thompson­ appologised for Bulgers death and according to British­ Justice that was enough for them to be rewarded!!!!

    From Sadoldgit, on Fri 12 Dec 9:10AM
  10. Munes are so two faced, imagine Rooney and Ronaldo­ playing against each other and Rooney tackeling Ronaldo­ in the penalty area. Prettyboy would make a huge meal­ out of the dive whilst the thug would kick the hell out­ of him. what indecission that would cause united fans­ in trying to decide who was in the wrong and what the­ punishment would be.

    From Sadoldgit, on Fri 12 Dec 9:08AM
  11. Rooney does have a hot temper, I wouldn't dispute­ that this may have been deliberate.

    Lest we forget­ Gazza's infamous elbow to the face of george­ boateng, when gazza actually broke his own arm in doing­ so, lol

    From Mike S, on Fri 12 Dec 8:56AM
  12. The boy apologised, isn't that enough to prove that­ there was no malice in the incident? Why do people hate­ success so much? Some of you should improve your lives­ and leave players who are earning millions (whether­ they are suspended or not) alone. I thought that was­ what true fans did...not hate.

    From ravencpi, on Fri 12 Dec 8:18AM
  13. mmmmmmmm let me see dont like rooney never have never­ will he just another gasgione lots talent maybe but­ just a greeting faced numptie at end of the day can see­ him going same way as gasgione and wasting his talent­ mind u not much to waste really lol

    From sci, on Fri 12 Dec 8:09AM
  14. some of you out there are just messed up or have­ nothing to do.
    its a game of football, he may or may­ not have stood on the guy, in a race for a ball what do­ you do stop still, dont forget the game 10 or 20 years­ ago when it was harder still and you could push the­ keeper or kick the guy as hard as you can and both­ would walk away.too mnay children on the field getting­ big money.
    change the rules play hard, rooney keep­ doing what you do best playing football,

    From John Morris W, on Fri 12 Dec 7:55AM
  15. He,s probably one of the most gifted all round players­ of are century ? but soon as Fergie tries to take the­ fire out of his belly he,s not going to be the same­ player.

    But I think Fergie knows that ? I support­ Sunderland and even I no a gifted player when I see one­ ??

    and I follow Rugby but no talent when I see it - so­ why dont UEFA just allow the refs to do there jobs -­ lets just take all the contact out of the sport all­ together and give them all hand bags.

    From John, on Fri 12 Dec 7:52AM
  16. If Rooney did "stamped" his chest on purpose,­ well I suppose he won't have live to tell us about­ it. He should be in hospital bed dying. Well, get you­ axx up & play that fxxking ball. Show them your­ Champion League badge Rooney:)

    From henrckw001, on Fri 12 Dec 5:41AM
  17. Having watched this a couple of times on the TV replays­ I can honestly say that Rooney did nothing wrong, only­ a fool would see the incedent as deliberate.

    From TrueBrit, on Fri 12 Dec 4:18AM
  18. Ban the fu**er for life

    From monkeysterunited, on Fri 12 Dec 3:38AM
  19. If he gets banned for a year or two SAF will bring Mr­ Potato head back as Kapitain :-)

    Mancy United small­ town glory Bouys :-)

    From art_tidesco, on Fri 12 Dec 2:23AM
  20. why are people interested in talking about him even­ though these are fake things? you should have known the­ fake news about his affair with Miss New York and even­ his joining the famous dating place ___TallLoving___ he­ is a completely play boy. ...

    From li J, on Fri 12 Dec 2:09AM
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