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FA want answers from Roo
Wayne Rooney could be in hot water with the FA after the Derby boss revealed he wanted to injure an opponent when Manchester United faced Chelsea in 2006.
In an interview published in the Mail on Sunday, Rooney stated he changed his studs to “long metal ones” ahead of the match at Stamford Bridge with the intention to “hurt someone”.
The former England striker, 36, said: “We knew if Chelsea won then they had won the league that day.
“Until my last game for Derby, I always wore the old plastic studs with the metal tip.
“For that game I changed them to big, long metal ones — the maximum length you could have because I wanted to try and hurt someone, try and injure someone.”
United went on to lose 3-0 and ex-Chelsea skipper John Terry “left the stadium on crutches” after being tackled by Rooney.
The Rams boss added: “I left a hole in his foot and then I signed my shirt to him after the game. A few weeks later I sent it to him and asked for my stud back.”
Blues legend Terry, 41, took to Twitter yesterday to laugh off his old international team-mate’s comments.
He tweeted: “Wayne Rooney is this when you left your stud in my foot?”
But while Terry may be happy to let the matter lie, it remains to be seen whether the FA will follow suit.
In 2002, Roy Keane was fined £150,000 and handed a five-match ban after he admitted in his autobiography to intentionally hurting then-Manchester City midfielder Alf-Inge Haaland.
Heat on Zouma
Wildlife TV presenter and conservationist Chris Packham has waded into the row over West Ham’s decision to allow Kurt Zouma to face Watford last night.
Despite a video of the centre-back, 27, appearing to kick and slap his pet cat being shared on social media, Hammers boss David Moyes picked him for the Premier League clash.
Speaking after the 1-0 win over the Hornets, Moyes said: “It’s something we’re all disappointed with and something we can’t understand.
“He’ll learn from it [but] I had to pick a football team that gave me the best chance of winning the game as manager of West Ham.
“I know how people feel but I’m also a football manager here.
“My feeling was that Kurt has apologised and I understand a lot of people will not just be accepting of an apology. But to me he came out and [apologised] honestly and I had to do my job.”
While Moyes is standing by his player, Packham believes the Frenchman should have been nowhere near the London Stadium last night.
He said: “It’s a disgraceful decision. Footballers set public standards and Moyes proved that he doesn’t care about those standards.
“We cannot condone this behaviour. West Ham should have sent a clear message. People were disgusted by this. Fans were booing.
“The decision shows a complete disconnect from them. This isn’t an internal matter. It’s a crime. They clearly think they can get away with it because it’s an animal and not a person.”
