16 years later, Wayne Rooney said he would’ve done the same thing given the magnitude of the game.
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Rooney: “I would’ve done exactly the same thing”
Wayne Rooney was sent off in the 2006 World Cup quarter final against Portugal for stomping on Ricardo Carvalho, and Manchester United teammate at the time, Cristiano Ronaldo, was seen winking at the Portuguese bench as soon as the red card was brandished.
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