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Wayne Rooney's Dad Arrested In Betting Probe, by fingerz on Oct 6, 2011 14:45:04 GMT 1, Manchester United star Wayne Rooney's father and uncle were among nine people arrested by police investigating allegations of illegal betting, Sky sources say. Wayne Rooney Snr, 48, was detained at his home in the West Derby area of Liverpool. Scottish Premier League footballer Steve Jennings was also among those detained as part of the probe into suspicious gambling patterns around a match between his Motherwell side and Hearts last December. Sky's Scotland correspondent James Matthews said: "Early in the game, Steve Jennings, who is from the Liverpool area, got a yellow card. "Around that time there were a flurry of bets in Liverpool that there would be a sending off during the game." Jennings was sent off in the 84th minute for directing foul and abusive language at the referee as his side lost 2-1. He denies any wrongdoing.
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Manchester United star Wayne Rooney's father and uncle were among nine people arrested by police investigating allegations of illegal betting, Sky sources say. Wayne Rooney Snr, 48, was detained at his home in the West Derby area of Liverpool. Scottish Premier League footballer Steve Jennings was also among those detained as part of the probe into suspicious gambling patterns around a match between his Motherwell side and Hearts last December. Sky's Scotland correspondent James Matthews said: "Early in the game, Steve Jennings, who is from the Liverpool area, got a yellow card. "Around that time there were a flurry of bets in Liverpool that there would be a sending off during the game." Jennings was sent off in the 84th minute for directing foul and abusive language at the referee as his side lost 2-1. He denies any wrongdoing. news.sky.com/home/article/16084014
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