In April 2006, Manchester United players traveled to London to play against Chelsea. The victory of “The Blues” already gave them the title of champions. The hosts won the game 3-0, and now, 16 years later, Wayne Rooney has revealed the scandalous truth about his intentions and behavior in this match.
Wayne Rooney: I put in the longer screws because I wanted to hurt someone
It is not the first time that the former striker has spoken of his controversial behavior on the game field after the end of his career. This time, in an interview with Sky Sports, he revealed that for the match against Chelsea, he specially put on longer screws to hurt his rivals.
– I changed the screws before the game. I put on the longer ones because I wanted to hurt someone. If Chelsea had scored, they would have won the league. I couldn’t take it then. The screws were legal. They were legal-sized, but larger than what I would normally wear, the current Derby County coach admitted.
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John Terry and Paulo Ferreira ended up injured after their contact with Ronney. The Englishman had a hole in his foot and left the stadium on crutches, while the Portuguese suffered a metatarsal fracture a few weeks before the World Cup in Germany. Fortunately, these injuries did not prevent both players from going to the tournament.
The case was taken up by the FA. John Terry only playfully accosted a former teammate
John Terry reacted very calmly to the confession of the former Manchester United player. The Chelsea legend only asked on Twitter: “Was that when you left your screw in my leg?” The English Football Federation (FA) took it much more seriously.
The FA has already announced that it will contact Wayne Rooney to clarify the matter. It is possible that the Derby County coach will face some consequences. It is not known yet what this punishment could be.
they won that game after goals by William Gallas, Joe Cole and Ricardo Carvalho. Thus, the players of Jose Mourinho secured the England championship in the penultimate round. In the end, “The Blues” finished the season eight points ahead of “Red Devils”.
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