I've let my family down-Wayne Rooney pleads guilty to drunk driving charges

Former England footballer Wayne Rooney has pleaded guilty to drink-driving.

Wearing his wedding ring, he arrived at court to face the charge that has put his marriage in crisis.

The Everton striker, 31, was wearing a dark suit and had his hands in his pockets as he walked past journalists with about a dozen police officers and two security guards surrounding him.


There were shouts of "put him in handcuffs" from a crowd that included football fans and onlookers,Mirror U reports.

He was arrested at the wheel of party girl Laura Simpson’s Volkswagen Beetle convertible earlier this month.Rooney is to be fined two weeks salary by Everton, the court heard.

The club is taking a “serious and sensible” approach to the situation.

Rooney’s lawyer also told the court that the footballer acknowledged he had made a “terrible mistake”.


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