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 | Rooney's father arrested for suspicious betting6-10-2011 |
The father of English football star Wayne Rooney was arrested on Thursday because of suspicious betting, British media reported. Senior Wayne Rooney is one of nine detained by authorities in connection with bets on sporting events.
Representatives from Merseyside Police and the Gambling Commission found 48-year-old Rooney Sr. in his house in Liverpool. Among the arrested is 54-year-old uncle of Wayne Rooney - Ritchie. Also today was arrested and Steve Jennings of Scotland Motherwell. 26-year-old was arrested at his home in Glasgow. He was charged for betting on matches from the Scottish Premier League Motherwell and Hearts between on December 14 last year. During this match Jennings received a straight red card and Hearts won 2-1 away. For this meeting were adopted for extremely high stakes event that will be shown a red card. "The arrests in Glasgow and Liverpool are the culmination of a joint operation with the Gambling Commission. Nine suspected fraud in sports betting. The detainees will be questioned, "police said in Merseyside.
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