Foul Mouth Rooney Charged By FA

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been charged with using foul language while celebrating a goal in Saturday’s 4-2 win at West Ham United, the Football Association said in a statement on Monday.

Wayne Rooney cursing at the cameras after scoring his hat trick

Sir Alex Ferguson’s side were trailing 2-0 to the Hammers before Rooney’s intervention, scoring a second-half hat-trick to turn the tie on its head.

After completing his treble, from the penalty spot, the Red Devils’ striker directed several expletives down the television camera, and now faces a possible two or three-match suspension.

The ban could rule him out of Manchester United’s FA Cup Semi-Final meeting with Manchester City at Wembley Stadium.

“The FA has today charged Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney for the use of offensive, insulting and/or abusive language relating to an incident during his side’s fixture with West Ham United,” the statement said.

“Rooney has until 6pm on April 5 to respond to the charge.”

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