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Man United's Wayne Rooney to donate £1.2m testimonial cash to charity

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney will donate the £1.2 million profits from his testimonial to four children's charities, his foundation has announced.

United faced Rooney's former club Everton in August in a sell-out match at Old Trafford to mark his 12 years with his current side.

The Wayne Rooney Foundation said on Friday that all profits from the game would go towards its target of £5m in donations to charities including the NSPCC.

Rooney said: "I'd like to thank all the fans who came to the testimonial and made it such a special night.