Manchester United and England star Wayne Rooney blew £65,000 in a two hour gambling spree just hours after scoring two goals in England World Cup qualifier in Belarus.
The Sunday Mirror reports that after the England squad jetted home, Rooney made his way straight to the members-only 235 Casino in Manchester and began playing blackjack and roulette at £500 a go.A source from 235 Casino, said:
“The game against Belarus had been on the club’s big screens just a few hours earlier and yet here he was back in Manchester.
“When Wayne walked in a few people congratulated him on how well he had played. He went straight to a blackjack table and started to play hands at the maximum £500 a time. He was happy to chat to people and he had a permanent smile on his face.
“It looked like he was thinking, ‘My luck’s in tonight – I’ll keep it going and make a mint.’
“But he was quickly into a serious losing streak. At first he was joking with the dealer that he must have stepped in some dog dirt on his way in.
“But when he kept losing, the mood at the table changed. Normally, dealers are totally detached from punters but this was Wayne Rooney and he was losing tens of thousands.
“He switched to roulette and put hundreds of pounds on each spin of the wheel to try and recoup some of his losses. But his luck didn’t change.”
“The club closed at 6am and he was £65,000 down. The dealer was mortified, but everyone who gambles knows the risks and Wayne Rooney is no different.
“When he left, he had a face like thunder. But at least he can afford to lose that sort of money.”
Premierleague newcomers, Hull have moved to joint top of the Premierleague following a 3-0 away win at West Brom today.
Before The Tigers beat Bristol City to in last seasons play-off final the city of Hull was the biggest city in Europe not to have hosted a top-division team. However since gaining their place among the big boys they haven’t looked back. This season they have already gained wins Newcastle’s St James’ Park, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Tottenham’s White Heart Lane.
To be completely honest at the start of the season I thought that they’d finish bottom and there was a chance that they’d get less points than Derby did last season but I’m glad that I’ve been prove wrong. I hope they can keep this good start going but I feel once they lose a couple of games on the trot it would be hard for them to get the winning momentum back.
It’s almost a certainty that they’ve secured their place in the Premierleague for next season but remember what happened to Reading finished just off European spots then got relegated the following season. I think the key to long-term success would be to keep Phil Brown as manager, he’s really the manager any team fighting relegation could hope for, he knows his way around football and can get the whole team pumped up no matter who they’re playing.
Realistic I can only see them coming 6th-11th come May but as I’ve already said I’d like them to continue with their good form, for that too happen they’ll have to be on very top form starting next week when they host Chelsea at the KC Stadium.
Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has warned William Gallas about his future behaviour after the Gunners skipper was pictured with a cigarette in his mouth outside a London nightclub.
UEFA has unveiled its new visual identity for the 2009 UEFA Champions League final in Rome, a design that combines today’s competition trophy with the ancient Roman symbol of victory, a laurel wreath.
Wreaths were worn by victorious emperors as they rode through the streets of Ancient Rome in carriages drawn by white horses, and have a special place in the city’s history. Framing the main elements of the design is a stylised portrait of Rome’s famous landmark, the Colosseum. Taken together, the different parts of the new identity reflect the city’s history, architectural heritage and passion for football
David Beckham has agreed to move to AC Milan on a short-term loan in January. He will be with AC until April when he is expected to rejoin LA Galaxy for the start of the 2009 MLS season. Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti commented, “For me, it will be a pleasure. Beckham is a serious athlete, a great professional. If he’ll be available for us, we’ll be very happy.”
Impressions of Rafa Benitez, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen and Peter Crouch. This video only appeared on Youtube last week but has already been posted all over the internet.
While browsing through Facebook I found this. Some are a load of pish (like number 2) but here they are anyway. Post a comment if you have anything to say.
1. Fans are Glory Hunters
2. Sir Alex Ferguson
3. Old Trafford is garbage AKA keep Manchester clean
4. The reason for England’s chances in the World Cup and Euro competitions
5. Nemanja Vidic (enough said)
6. Bad losers
7. Ronaldo crying after getting a red card R-O-F-L
8. None of their fans even come from Manchester
9. Rio Ferdinand fucking cunt
10. Patrice Evra worse than having 10 other men on the defence pitch
11. Tomasz Kuszczak coming from a country that nobody has ever heard of and is trying to become English
12. “The RO-NAL-DO SONG”… worser than every Liverpool chant
13. Edwin Van Der Sar (what a cunt)
14. Defenders who dive
15. Chris Eagles’ Scene Kid Hairstyle
16. Play worse while losing
17. WO-Manchester United fans thinking Ferguson discovered Ronaldo
18. Just because it’s Manchester United
19. Celtics beat them
20. Consider themselves as the best team ever in England with some use of Manchester-based newspapers to spread crap when they are not even close of Arsenal!
21. Playing like WO-Manchester United
22. Think they’ll win all competitions every season
23. Losing titles at Old Trafford
24. “The Unstoppables”? Are you trying to take away something from Arsenal there?
25. For having an old fucking stadium
26. Dirty Cheating Manchester United
27. Saying they have the best academy, despite the fact they have no decent young english players and the reason England now need’s an Italian manager at the moment
28. Wayne Rooney not kicking Ronaldo’s ass for what happened at the 2006 World Cup
29. Ronaldo’s face when he dives
30. Ronaldo’s face when he scores
31. Ronaldo
32. Van Der Sar acting like he gets shot every time he attempts to make a save
33. Nani should go back to ballet where he was actually good at something
34. Because they moan
35. Because Beckham left them
36. Is it just me? or has Giggs not yet retired?
37. Rooney = Manchester Scouse
38. Players with funny names:
Pique, Nani… no need to say more
39. Where did Tevezs’ steroid results go???
40. How many trophies have they won?
41. Paul Scholes is a mole
42. Wayne Rooney is a looney
43. Wes Brown is a clown
44. Nani is a granny
45. They say they have the best support in the world and yet, most of the time, their stadium is quiet
46. It has Ronaldo
47. Most of the united fans have NEVER been to old trafford
48. In a 2002 survey “Do You Come From Manchester?” showed that more people in Manchester support city than united and that most people having season tickets for united matches who actually come from Manchester were 24% (approx.) while those with season tickets for Man City macthes who come frm Manchester were about 64%
49. Most of their fans are glory supporters
50. Their squad is shit (John O’ Shea? sh!t plus a ripoff)
51. You will never get a penalty at OT
52. At Old Trafford, when Man Utd is winning, injury time is 1-2 minutes.. if they’re losing.. its bout 3-4 minutes
53. All they do is fucking moan
54. They bring out a new kit every week until every kid is wearing one
55. The FA will bend over backwards to help them, but no one else
56. All their players are thick
57. Every other live game features them making you sick of the sight of them
58. Most females support them because Ronaldo plays for them… Too bad they don’t know that he was caught with 2 transfestite hookers…
59. Nani thinks hes Zidane
60. What is so special about Ronaldo? When compared to Lampard, Terry, Joe Cole, Shevchenko, etc., who the hell is he?
61. Ferguson is the leader in the game of match fixing. We saw a clear example the match against West Ham United.
62. Tevezs’ face… enough said…
63. Alex Ferguson ‘Bum Loves’ all the refs, he is a moaning twat who thinks every decision should go there way!
64. Nani getting sent off for headbutting? Complete and utter tossers who should be put in a sunday league.
65. Fergie, stop chewing you fucking idiot!
66. Anyone can accuse Ronaldo of bad play, he is a dirty cheating diver! Someone only needs to sneeze and he is wiped out, hope we don’t get high winds. (yn)
67. C. Ronaldo = Cunt
68. They only have a fan base because all their supporters are from Asia, not England.
69. Football Focus with John Dykes: they were talking about how Manchester United are the most hated team in England itself.
70. Their academy doesn’t produce any players.
71. Give no credit to the defenders… it’s just Van Der Sar aka without him, Manchester United is nothing
72. Undeserving Champions
73. They give a bad name to futbol
74. Even Beckham left them =)
75. Is there anyone with even a little bit of self-respect playing for them?
76. WankChester BooNited
77. Cristiano Ronaldo is an over paid greasy faced little cunt
78. Cristiano Ronaldo was fuck all before Sir Alex signed him
79. Nani is a poor mans Michael Jackson look-a-like and a piece of useless shit
80. Who is Nani anyways? I would rather sign up that twat Gazza and be done with it
81. Rooney is a granny shagger
82. Ronaldo is a one trick pony who deserves AIDS
83. Funeral Homes have more atmosphere than Old Trafford
Hamburg have become the first football club in Europe to open their very own cemetery where fans can be buried next to the club’s stadium. Supporters can get buried in the cemetery for £1900 or can have their ashes buried in an official club urn for only £315. Boca Juniors of Argintina are the only other club in the world who cater for lifelong fans in such a way.
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David Beckham has agreed to move to AC Milan on a short-term loan in January. He will be with AC until April when he is expected to rejoin LA Galaxy for the start of the 2009 MLS season. Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti commented, “For me, it will be a pleasure. Beckham is a serious athlete, a great professional. If he’ll be available for us, we’ll be very happy.”
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