Wayne Rooney and Ricardo forge dream team

The allegations that Wayne Rooney paid £1200 a time for a prostitute brings a well-respected profession into disgrace. I refer, of course, to prostitution.

There have been rumors that Wayne Rooney will leave Manchester United for months, but they've been strengthened by the arrival of new coach David Moyes.

A day after Wayne Rooney was left out of the starting lineup in Manchester United's controversial Champions League loss to Real Madrid, the UK tabloids are full of rumors that the star is set to leave the club.

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney will miss the Champions League match away to Valencia on Wednesday because of an ankle injury, the English Premier League club said on Monday."United will travel to Valencia on Tuesday morning without striker Wayne Rooney," said a statement on United's official website.Rooney suffered the injury during the 2-2 Premier League draw at Bolton on Sunday and was substituted in the 61st minute at the Reebok Stadium.

Wayne Rooney has been warned about his future conduct following a remark the striker made to television cameras after Manchester United's defeat by Chelsea, the Football Association said on Monday.Rooney appeared to mouth "12 men" to the cameras following Premier League champions United's 1-0 loss to leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, a remark implying referee Martin Atkinson had been biased in favour of the Blues.An FA spokesman said Monday: "Wayne Rooney has been warned as to his future conduct following remarks made yesterday (Sunday)."

Wayne Rooney became a father for the first time on Monday when his wife Coleen gave birth to a baby boy, a spokesman for the Manchester United and England forward announced.The baby, born at Liverpool Women's Hospital, has been named Kai Wayne Rooney.His father missed training with his club to be at the birth and may also skip United's Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow on Tuesday.Rooney, 24, married his childhood sweetheart Coleen, 23, on the Italian Riviera last year.

If business is endlessly frustrating and politics endlessly rewarding, the career choice for enterprising people is obvious, writes John Kay