Football Association warns Rooney about his future conduct.Byline: ANI London, Nov 10 (ANI): The Football Association has warned ace striker Wayne Rooney Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Liverpool) is an English footballer who currently plays for the English Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team. about his future conduct after appearing to mouth "12th man" into a television camera following Manchester United's defeat by Chelsea. ooney's comment on the performance of referee Martin Atkinson Martin Atkinson (born March 31 1971) is an English football referee who officiates in the FA Premier League. He is now based in Leeds, Yorkshire.[1] Career He started his career at the relatively early age of 16 years old. appears to transgress FA directives on players and managers not questioning the integrity of an official. On reviewing footage of the incident, the FA has decided not to pursue the matter further, The Telegraph reports. Sir Alex Ferguson also blamed Atkinson for a succession of mistakes in the build-up to John Terry's winning goal, which left United five points adrift of Chelsea in the Premier League title race. Ferguson decried Atkinson's positioning for the goal as ridiculous and suggested his performance was such that he and his players were losing faith in referees. Sources at the FA confirmed that the Scot would not face any censure for his remarks because they did not imply bias, constitute a personal attack or question Atkinson's integrity. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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