LONDON - Wayne Rooney has apologised after "inappropriate" photos of him at a hotel party were released but the England captain has been defended by Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, who said all the game's greats "drank like devils". Media reports said up to 10 other England players who separately went to a London nightclub have also been spoken to. "These boys, this generation, is the most professional generation of footballers -- not only in England, but England, too, that there has ever been. England's interim manager Gareth Southgate was adamant that Rooney had not been left out of the Spain game as a disciplinary measure. Southgate, who is still waiting to hear whether he will get the England job full time, said he would review players' free time.

Source: Bangkok Post November 17, 2016 13:18 UTC