Wayne Rooney's foundation has made a £30,000 donation to fund the children's service Childline on Christmas Day. Rooney's foundation has given £75,000 overall to Childline and the former England captain is also backing the NSPCC's Here for Children Christmas appeal. Wayne Rooney's foundation has donated £30,000 to fund Childline this Christmas DayThe former England and Man United striker is currently Derby County's interim managerRooney said: 'It's very upsetting to know that there are children out there who are really suffering and might be dreading Christmas. The Foundation's first fundraising event was Rooney's Manchester United testimonial against his former club Everton in August 2016, which raised £1.2m for the chosen charities. Six-figure donations had been made to Alder Hey Children's Charity, Claire House Children's Hospice, the NSPCC and the Manchester United Foundation.

Source: Daily Mail December 20, 2020 10:09 UTC