Premier League - Badge-kissing Rooney in clear

Eurosport - Tue, 28 Oct 09:01:00 2008

The Football Association will take no action against Manchester United's Wayne Rooney for his badge-kissing antics at Goodison Park on Saturday.

2008-2009 Manchester United Wayne Rooney kisses the badge - 0

Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he substituted Rooney for his own good at the weekend after the striker became increasingly frustrated during United's 1-1 draw with Everton.

Rooney was booked for a foul on Mikel Arteta and, with tempers starting to fray, Ferguson hauled the England man off.

He responded by kissing his badge, a move which clearly could be regarded as inflammatory at his former club.

However, the FA have confirmed they will not be investigating the matter further as referee Alan Wiley saw the incident at the time and had a quiet word with Rooney.

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  1. Thiswhole episode just highlights the bitterness of the­ Everton followers. Listen to the phone ins to radio­ stations after any game. They are such a shower of­ whingers. I'm ashamed I live in the Same city.

    From Steve, on Tue 28 Oct 1:37AM
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    wat d hellis wrong with dat?is it juz kiss d­ badge..
    everton is so frustrating dat rooney left them­ 4 a fantastic team like united..haha..poor everton..

    From zack, on Tue 28 Oct 1:36AM

  3. To dan catton: How many times has rooney scored against­ Everton since he left? I think he has more over everton­ then the other way round. Oh, & speaking of history­ for another person with their comment, Everton WERE a­ big club when the term did not exist! Man Utd did play­ in the 2nd tier for a short while (ironically, it was­ Denis Law's goals that relegated them). BUT b4­ that, during that & after that they always remained­ a big club (not always a winning club but BIG club).­ Everton are stil a reasonably big club but each season­ they grow smaller unless they break into the top 4­ consistently - FACT.

    To paultopg - "As usual,­ man utd players get away with it" Get away with­ what? Kissing his badge in the middle of the pitch?­ Goalscorers do it all the time. BTW Rooney has been­ sent of for sarcastically applauding a ref in the past­ whereas Ashley cole & a few others at other big­ clubs have gotten away with real disrespect of­ referees. No one seems to mention them here. Utd­ Haters, anyone!?

    From shujaahmad2004, on Tue 28 Oct 1:11AM

  4. you can never please the english, Rooney is no more an­ everton player so he can kiss the man united shirt ten­ times a day this is his probs who cares, everton fans­ please kiss your everton jersey million times a day who­ cares, common Rooney the good lad i love u, big­ kiss Rooooooooooooney

    From Onyinye, on Tue 28 Oct 12:31AM

  5. mmm

    From martin, on Tue 28 Oct 12:23AM

  6. i think ferguson was wise to take him off as the red­ mist was rising.i like the desire to win rooney shows­ as he has heaps of that, he just needs to channel his­ anger sometimes iam sure ferguson will teach him­ this

    p.s rooney keep your focus dont let the media and­ fame force you to take your eyes off the ball

    From , on Mon 27 Oct 11:37PM

  7. Shiiitbags,booers and badge kissers......what an evil­ sport.

    From e=mc squared, on Mon 27 Oct 11:33PM

  8. He can kiss his own badge.,....he can kiss his own­ arrse if he likes.

    From e=mc squared, on Mon 27 Oct 11:31PM

  9. dunno what the big deal is... if players have 'the­ right' as the FA put it to boo players, i don't­ see the wrongness in kissing of badge. Not a fan of­ badge kissing now, but rooney's timing was great!

    From Brian, on Mon 27 Oct 11:16PM

  10. In this picture it looks like it's been a while­ since he kissed someone..
    He's a fantastic player,­ one of the best, but it would be great if he'd just­ stick to that.

    From Malaguena S, on Mon 27 Oct 10:54PM

  11. Rooney should be vegetablised in the town square like­ the village idiot.

    From e=mc squared, on Mon 27 Oct 10:37PM

  12. What is wrong with a potato showing his love of­ manure?
    potatoes love old smelly manure.

    From e=mc squared, on Mon 27 Oct 10:29PM

  13. why not everton are @#$% anyway i think rooney does­ like man u or he wouldnt be kissing the badge if he was­ init for the money he would be kissing alex fergusons­ feet!

    From chris, on Mon 27 Oct 10:28PM
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    ROONEY THE KING

    From Ivson F, on Mon 27 Oct 10:05PM

  15. To comment 87 - Non:

    Comments such as "man united­ are a big club. everton will never be a big club"­ just display your complete ignorance of English­ football history. You make it quite clear that you­ don't have a clue.

    It doesn't matter who you­ support: if you don't know that Everton have played­ more top flight football than any other club in­ England, then you're plain ignorant. Man Utd are a­ big club now but lots of us can remember when they­ played in the Second Division. Not just not a big­ club, they weren't even a top flight club!

    Face­ it: the Everton fans may not have covered themselves in­ glory but they wound Rooney up so much that he had to­ be subbed - and Man Utd drew a game they'd have­ expected to win. If it costs them the title then­ Rooney will be to blame and the Everton fans will have­ scored a point over him he'll never win back.

    To­ "sane footy fan" (a misnomer if ever there­ was one):

    Rooney stood in front of a whole load of­ people who support the club he used to support. He­ deliberately tried to wind them up. They deliberately­ wound him up. None of them got in any trouble. He had­ to substituted to prevent him getting sent off. They­ won; he lost.

    This has nothing to do with jealousy. ­ He made a prat of himself. Worse still, he made a prat­ of himself by trying to wind up other people but ending­ up being the one to lose his rag. If he understood­ irony, he'd be even more ashamed of himself­ now.

    You may not care about what fans of other clubs­ think but Rooney clearly does - otherwise, why would he­ try to wind up the fans of a club he no longer plays­ for? But you wouldn't know that, would you? ­ Because you weren't at the match, were you? ­ You're all talk and no trousers!

    From dan catton, on Mon 27 Oct 9:52PM

  16. as usual, a man u player gets away with it

    From paul, on Mon 27 Oct 9:51PM

  17. Man Utd Imposta Red Club :-)

    Red Devils = Mancy­ Muppets :-)

    From art_tidesco, on Mon 27 Oct 9:31PM

  18. All refs in the Brown Envelope Pay of small team Man­ Utd cause they cannot win on their own too many pretty­ glory boys not enough talent :-)

    Wooney should have­ been shown the Red Card :-)

    From art_tidesco, on Mon 27 Oct 9:30PM

  19. Why do Liverpool fans think they're untouchable?­ lol

    From miniroll32, on Mon 27 Oct 9:23PM

  20. This is disgusting, as usual the FA are in Manchester­ Utd's pockets.
    ANYONE ELSE AND THEY WOULD BE FINED­ (NO RESPECT FOR CLUBS OUT OF THE TOP 4), WHAT HAPPEND­ TO THE RESPECT CAMPAIGN (IT WORKS BOTH WAYS)

    If David­ Moyes Stood Up 2 The Bullying FA He Would Have Got­ Fined

    THIS IS NOT FOOTBALL, IT'S A JOKE

    Sarah­ Howard, Everton Fan

    From Delboy, on Mon 27 Oct 9:21PM
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