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| Man United legend Wayne Rooney |
The English Football Association (FA) has sought observations from Derby County manager Wayne Rooney after he said in a recent interview that as a player he wanted to injure an opponent during a game in 2006, British media reported.
Former Manchester United forward Rooney told the Mail On Sunday that he wore longer studs in a game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge because he โwanted to hurt someoneโ.
โI changed my studs before the game,โ Rooney said. โI put longer studs in because I wanted to hurt someone.โ
โThe studs were legal,โ he added. โThey were a legal size. But they were bigger than what I would normally wear.โ
Rooney and John Terry clashed during the game, with the Chelsea defender receiving treatment.
United lost the match 3-0, with Chelsea winning the league that season.
