Rooney to appeal to cut three-match Euro 2012 ban

England striker Wayne Rooney today arrived at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, to beg in person for his three-match Euro 2012 ban to be cut.

Rooney stayed in Switzerland last night after Manchester United's Champions League match against Basel, the Daily Mail reports. u00a0

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The FA will argue that the punishment for Rooney's dismissal for kicking Montenegro's Miodrag Dzudovic is too harsh.u00a0

There is no risk of the ban being increased on account of frivolous appeal.u00a0

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