Wayne Rooney is one of the most prolific strikers in Europe. He has been part of a Manchester United team who have equalled Liverpool's top flight record of winning the most titles and looks set to overtake their north England rivals if they win the league in six weeks time.
He has been known to have scored the best goals in the 21st Century. The goal he scored against Newcastle in 2006 was truly mind-blowing and most recently, that overhead kick in the Manchester Derby is favourite to become this year's goal of the season. Truly remarkable goals and he is fan's favourite. People look up to him and perhaps could see him as England's next captain before long. At such a young age, he is a sensational football player.
We do on the other hand, see a controversial side to him. He seems to be a very easy target because he was a world class player at an incredibly young age. Basing on what I see in series of documentaries about him, he was born and raised in Liverpool - supposedly in a working class environment and the introduction to his celebrity life took into effect too early.
He went out with Coleen McCoughlin in 2002 when he was only 17 and already attracted presses attention. During the time, he went off with prostitutes which gossip magazines thrived on. He since apologised, but his reputation from then on was one which critics took a close eye on.
Rooney married Coleen in 2009 and have a son together. He takes pride in his family life.
Rooney has also been involved in libel cases, charity work and gets sponsorship deals coming out of his ears. He also appears on the front cover of the UK Fifa PlayStation and X-Box games. He is an icon to young people across Britain.
However, last weekend Rooney has sparked controversy and widespread debate. Man. United travelled to West Ham knowing that a win could improve their chances of Premier League glory. During the first half, the Hammers made United's lives difficult leading 2-0 at half time.
No problem for Man. United, they scored four goals in the second half winning the match 4-2. Wayne Rooney scored the first three, meaning a hat-trick.
The first two goals, very nice. The third goal was through a penalty. Not the most remarkable way to mark a hat-trick but joys echoed at the away end of Upton Park. Rooney went to celebrate with them, not going to embrace with them otherwise he would have received a booking.
But, he went straight to the camera which was showing live footage of the match across the world and swore - twice. He said "F**k come on" and "What? F**king hell!" The audience could hear it clearly. People at different ages, from children to the elderly, at around 2pm on a Saturday afternoon heard every word.
It was announced yesterday that Rooney will be out of action for two games after his actions. He didn't take any excuses, in fact he apologised in an official statement straight after the match, after he was found out but FA had to have their say on the matter.
Big debate here. Huge. Was the FA right to ban him? Was two matches harsh, or not? Has Rooney's suspension sent a message out to clamp down on swearing in football matches?
The ban will last two domestic matches meaning Rooney will miss Man. United's clashes against Fulham this Saturday and either the FA Cup Semi Final match versus Man. City at Wembley on Saturday 16th April or away to Newcastle on the 19th. Not entirely sure myself.
These matches are really significant to his side's chances of winning silverware so his swearing in front of the camera was careless. This whole debacle reminds me of when Didier Drogba of Chelsea was banned for four Champions League matches for his rant at the referee against Barcelona in May 2009. The ban was reduced to three games after the Blues' appeal but his ban was fair. He deserved to be punished and the swearing was uncalled for.
Rooney was only banned for two remember, not targeting a referee like in Drogba's case but to millions of people watching on-screen in pubs, at homes. Why did he do it? No one knows, perhaps passion got ahead of him. Maybe he was talking about the critics who suggests that he's not contributed enough to Man. United's potentially winning season. No one will know, not even too sure if he knows himself.
Two matches for me is not enough, basing on the circumstances. He used foul language at the time when he scored a hat-trick. Drogba made his rant to the referee as soon as his side lost controversially in a Champions League semi-final second leg. There is no comparison which is the most frustrating.
But why do footballers need to swear? There are so many other ways to express emotions without using taboo language. It is a crazy world we're living in. Both Drogba and Rooney get £100,000+ every week and say unnecessary comments like that on live international television - not really leading by example to our youth.
I must admit, there are football supporters who turn up to matches, do not help things as they chant using the "F" or "S" word throughout the 90 minutes. For something considered as the "beautiful game", the culture of football is something which needs to be worked upon. Is swearing banter? Far from it. The "Respect Campaign" needs to start taking to effect as the matter could get worse.
He has been known to have scored the best goals in the 21st Century. The goal he scored against Newcastle in 2006 was truly mind-blowing and most recently, that overhead kick in the Manchester Derby is favourite to become this year's goal of the season. Truly remarkable goals and he is fan's favourite. People look up to him and perhaps could see him as England's next captain before long. At such a young age, he is a sensational football player.
We do on the other hand, see a controversial side to him. He seems to be a very easy target because he was a world class player at an incredibly young age. Basing on what I see in series of documentaries about him, he was born and raised in Liverpool - supposedly in a working class environment and the introduction to his celebrity life took into effect too early.
He went out with Coleen McCoughlin in 2002 when he was only 17 and already attracted presses attention. During the time, he went off with prostitutes which gossip magazines thrived on. He since apologised, but his reputation from then on was one which critics took a close eye on.
Rooney married Coleen in 2009 and have a son together. He takes pride in his family life.
Rooney has also been involved in libel cases, charity work and gets sponsorship deals coming out of his ears. He also appears on the front cover of the UK Fifa PlayStation and X-Box games. He is an icon to young people across Britain.
However, last weekend Rooney has sparked controversy and widespread debate. Man. United travelled to West Ham knowing that a win could improve their chances of Premier League glory. During the first half, the Hammers made United's lives difficult leading 2-0 at half time.
No problem for Man. United, they scored four goals in the second half winning the match 4-2. Wayne Rooney scored the first three, meaning a hat-trick.
The first two goals, very nice. The third goal was through a penalty. Not the most remarkable way to mark a hat-trick but joys echoed at the away end of Upton Park. Rooney went to celebrate with them, not going to embrace with them otherwise he would have received a booking.
But, he went straight to the camera which was showing live footage of the match across the world and swore - twice. He said "F**k come on" and "What? F**king hell!" The audience could hear it clearly. People at different ages, from children to the elderly, at around 2pm on a Saturday afternoon heard every word.
It was announced yesterday that Rooney will be out of action for two games after his actions. He didn't take any excuses, in fact he apologised in an official statement straight after the match, after he was found out but FA had to have their say on the matter.
Big debate here. Huge. Was the FA right to ban him? Was two matches harsh, or not? Has Rooney's suspension sent a message out to clamp down on swearing in football matches?
The ban will last two domestic matches meaning Rooney will miss Man. United's clashes against Fulham this Saturday and either the FA Cup Semi Final match versus Man. City at Wembley on Saturday 16th April or away to Newcastle on the 19th. Not entirely sure myself.
These matches are really significant to his side's chances of winning silverware so his swearing in front of the camera was careless. This whole debacle reminds me of when Didier Drogba of Chelsea was banned for four Champions League matches for his rant at the referee against Barcelona in May 2009. The ban was reduced to three games after the Blues' appeal but his ban was fair. He deserved to be punished and the swearing was uncalled for.
Rooney was only banned for two remember, not targeting a referee like in Drogba's case but to millions of people watching on-screen in pubs, at homes. Why did he do it? No one knows, perhaps passion got ahead of him. Maybe he was talking about the critics who suggests that he's not contributed enough to Man. United's potentially winning season. No one will know, not even too sure if he knows himself.
Two matches for me is not enough, basing on the circumstances. He used foul language at the time when he scored a hat-trick. Drogba made his rant to the referee as soon as his side lost controversially in a Champions League semi-final second leg. There is no comparison which is the most frustrating.
But why do footballers need to swear? There are so many other ways to express emotions without using taboo language. It is a crazy world we're living in. Both Drogba and Rooney get £100,000+ every week and say unnecessary comments like that on live international television - not really leading by example to our youth.
I must admit, there are football supporters who turn up to matches, do not help things as they chant using the "F" or "S" word throughout the 90 minutes. For something considered as the "beautiful game", the culture of football is something which needs to be worked upon. Is swearing banter? Far from it. The "Respect Campaign" needs to start taking to effect as the matter could get worse.
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