Just days after the Premier League had promised a 'crackdown' on unacceptable behaviour, Wayne Rooney has been charged by the Football Association with "use of offensive, insulting and/or abusive language."
The charge follows his foul-mouthed tirade into a television camera, moments after completing his hat-trick at West Ham on Saturday.
The £250,000-a-week Manchester Utd star does, of course, have 'form' in this regard, having upset England fans during last summer's World Cup when he snarled into a television camera and verbally criticised them at the end of the dismal goalless draw with Algeria.
After completing his treble, Rooney bellowed an audible F-word expletive into a television camera as he celebrated. The game at was beamed around the world by Sky Sports and the incident prompted an on-air apology from the broadcaster.
Sadly, the broadcaster did not request a similar apology from Rooney himself when he was interviewed immediately after the match - Sky football is, after all, the place where egos are stroked, the brand is promoted and nobody is offended.
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has joined the long line of pundits and ex-officials who condemned the rant tonight, insisting that the 25-year-old deserved to be charged.
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has joined the long line of pundits and ex-officials who condemned the rant tonight, insisting that the 25-year-old deserved to be charged.
"Why do these young players have to be so angry with the world? I don't know why. They are getting hundreds of thousands of pounds a week."
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