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'What about the big stars from other sports?': Wayne Rooney questions why footballers in the UK are being targeted by the government to hand over extra funds to aid coronavirus crisis and points to lack of contribution from Britain's wealthiest

Former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has questioned why footballers appear to have been exclusively targeted from the world of sport by the government to provide extra funds to aid the coronavirus crisis.

There were calls earlier this week, most notably from Matt Hancock, for players to give up a chunk of their wages, with the health secretary urging Premier League footballers to 'do their bit'.

The Premier League held discussions with the Professional Footballers Association on Saturday regarding a proposed player pay cut of 30 per cent, but that has been met with fury as a number of top flight players are already planning to make direct donations to the NHS as they battle with COVID-19.