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Wayne Rooney arrest: A naive mistake or a pattern of terrible decisions?

It is with a sad and heavy heart that we have to announce that Wayne Rooney is, unfortunately, at it again.

In the latest string of off-pitch events for the former England international, court records obtained in the US show Rooney was arrested on charges of public intoxication and swearing charges last month .

After arriving from Saudi Arabia in Virginia on December 16, the 33-year-old was arrested at Washington-Dulles Airport before eventually being released without bail.

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The Virginia code section that Rooney was arrested under (18.2-388) suggests that he could have been charged for swearing or intoxication or both.