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Former England captain Wayne Rooney arrested for drink driving after being stopped by police in Cheshire

Former England captain Wayne Rooney has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving near his home in Cheshire.

Rooney, England's all-time record goal scorer, was stopped by police on Thursday night after he had been on an evening out, according to the Mirror.

The striker re-signed for boyhood club Everton this summer after rejoining from Manchester United.

Former England captain Wayne Rooney has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving
Former England captain Wayne Rooney has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving

He has lived in Cheshire for the past 12 years, in a £6million home in Prestbury, not far from the Everton training ground at Finch Farm.