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The English Football Association (FA) charged Plymouth boss Wayne Rooney for his alleged misconduct before and after being shown a red card. The incident took place during Plymouth’s 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. Rooney was sent off after insulting the fourth official and returning to the pitch after his dismissal. In the game, Plymouth were leading 1-0 when the rivals scored an equaliser in the 86th minute of the game.
The former Manchester United and England forward was seen fuming at the fourth official, which led to the referee James Linington showing red card to Rooney. The 38-year-old then walked down the tunnel but came back on the pitch to celebrate another goal in the 97th minute from Morgan Whitaker, which eventually turned out to be a winner.
FA charges Wayne Rooney for alleged misbehaviour with match official
FA released a statement and charged Rooney for misbehaviour with a match official. The statement read, "The manager's conduct in the 87th minute was allegedly improper and/or he used abusive and/or insulting towards a match official. It's further alleged that his conduct after being dismissed was improper and/or violent. It's also alleged that by returning to the field of play after being dismissed his behaviour was improper."
Rooney needs to respond to the charges until October 15. Notably, during his playing career, he was dismissed for a total of eight times. He was not allowed to talk to the media due to the send off but his assistant Pete Shuttleworth stepped up.
