Police drop probe against Roo's dad

24 April,2012 09:44 AM IST |   |  AFP

The father of England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been told he will face no further action in a police probe into a football betting scam, his lawyer said yesterday.


u00a0Wayne Rooney senior was detained at his home in Liverpool, northwest England, in October in connection with suspicious betting activity surrounding a Scottish Premier League match. The investigation related to a match between Motherwell and Hearts on December 14, 2010, police said.u00a0


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