Former England captain Wayne Rooney was today charged with drink driving after being pulled over by police while behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Beetle.
The 31-year-old striker was seen dancing on the tables and singing Oasis songs in the Bubble Room bar in Alderley Edge, close to his £6million home last night.
He posed for selfies with fans and was later stopped by police while driving a black car just after 2am.
Some 10 hours earlier he met up with former Manchester United team mate Wes Brown and Burnley defender Phil Bardley’s younger brother.
The trio went for a meal at Italian restaurant Piccolino in the village at around 4pm and then moved onto the Bubble Room where they partied until 10pm.
Onlookers saw the trio singing and dancing to local band Funky Treacle, who were playing Oasis covers and Rooney was seen bellowing their rendition of Wonderwall at around 10pm.
Rooney’s wife Coleen was pictured on holiday in Mallorca showing off her baby bump earlier this week and she is believed to be on her way home.
Former England captain Wayne Rooney was seen talking on the phone as he was being driven back to his Cheshire mansion by his agent Paul Stetford
Rooney was driven back to his Cheshire mansion by his agent after being released from custody early this afternoon
Wayne Rooney was photographed smiling next to fan Jack McIver in the Bubble Room bar in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, last night. Around four hours later Rooney was arrested
Rooney, England’s all-time record goal scorer, was stopped by police on Thursday night (stock photograph)
Coleen Rooney was photographed in Mallorca showing off her baby bump (left) after she confirmed the couple (right) are expecting their fourth child together
The former England and Manchester United star spent his Thursday night in the Bubble Room in Alderley Edge (pictured)
In the early hours of this morning, the group were seen inside the ‘late-night’ cocktail bar Symposium in the nearby town of Wilmslow, just two miles away. The venue is owned by Hollyoaks actor Ashley Taylor-Dawson.
After leaving the venue, Rooney was pulled over while driving a black VW Beetle and was arrested by officers.
He was today granted bail and was spotted wearing last night’s clothes after spending the night at Middlewich Custody Suite.
The former Champions League winner looked dispirited on the phone while slumped in the back of the Range Rover as he was driven home by his agent Paul Stretford.
Cheshire Police today confirmed they have charged Rooney with driving whilst over the prescribed limit.
He was pulled over just yards from Symposium and was today released on bail. He is due to appear at Stockport Magistrates’ Court on September 18.
A photograph of Rooney smiling with fan and county cricketer Jack McIver inside Bubble Room was posted on McIver’s Instagram page at 10pm last night.
His cricket team mate Gary Davies told MailOnline: ‘He will get some stick tomorrow when he plays.’
Rooney was alleged as being ‘visibly drunk’ and an onlooker said he was being ‘friendly’ and ‘nice to people’.
A source told MailOnline: ‘I saw Wayne Rooney with two of his friends inside Symposium at around 2am.’
The source said he thought that Rooney was ‘visibly drunk’ and said he would be ‘surprised’ if it was true the football star later got behind the wheel.
Another witness said Rooney was drinking beer inside Bubble Room.
They told MailOnline: ‘Wayne was with Wes Brown and Phil Bardsley’s younger brother.
‘They were singing songs and watching the live band. They all sang Wonderwall by Oasis.
‘I left at about 10.30pm and Wayne was just drinking beer.’
A police spokesman said: ‘The man was arrested shortly after 2.00am today, Friday 1 September, after officers stopped a black VW Beetle on Altrincham Road, Wilmslow.
‘Wayne Rooney, aged 31, has since been charged with driving whilst over the prescribed limit.
‘Rooney has been released on bail and is due to appear at Stockport Magistrates’ Court on 18/9/2017.’
Funky Treacle band member Neil Shaw-Hulme was performing at Bubble Bar while Rooney was partying. He said the crowd ‘went wild’ when he belted out Oasis.
The singer told MailOnline: ‘It was a happy night and there was a party for someone’s 25th.
‘I didn’t see Rooney – I was playing guitar sax and keys whilst singing so I tend to be quite focused.’
Mr and Mrs Rooney have lived in Cheshire for the past 12 years, in a mansion in Prestbury, not far from the Everton training ground at Finch Farm.
This is the latest drink-related indiscretion in Rooney’s private life which have often run parallel to an impressive playing career.
Last November he was seen ‘stumbling around’ and could ‘hardly speak’ after crashing a wedding following England’s win over Scotland in a World Cup qualifier.
The striker joined England teammates at the upmarket The Grove Hotel in Watford, Hertfordshire.
Police officers were filmed parked outside Rooney’s home in Cheshire after he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving
A witness described seeing Rooney in the Symposium cocktail bar at around 2am on Friday morning
Rooney was singing and dancing inside the Bubble Room bar at 10pm, which is just five miles from his home in Prestbury. He was later spotted inside the Symposium cocktail bar up until 2am – but was later arrested just yards away
Former England captain Wayne Rooney (pictured) has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving
Wearing an England shirt, Rooney appeared happy to be recognised as the team enjoyed rounds of beer and red wine with members of the FA.
The father-of-three reportedly stayed on after most of the group turned in for the night and posed for photos with wedding guests.
A source said: ‘His speech was slurred, his lips were red with wine and his eyes were red.
‘At midnight he was asked if he would come and say hello to guests at a private wedding party.’
The source added: ‘He was really s***-faced. He was not a pretty sight by the time he left around 1am.’
Coleen recently announced they are expecting their fourth child and it is believed the couple, along with their three children, Kai, Klay and Kit are planning to move to a new £10million mansion.
Before the start of this season, Rooney re-signed for boyhood club Everton this summer after rejoining from Manchester United.
He also announced his retirement from international football last week after scoring 53 goals in 119 caps for England.
Coleen Rooney uploaded a photograph of her with her three children, Kai, Klay and Kit to her Instagram page earlier this week
Rooney (pictured with his wife Coleen) is believed to have been taken to a local police station in Cheshire
The 31-year-old was playing in his side’s 2-0 defeat away to Chelsea on Sunday afternoon
Since his return to Goodison Park, Rooney has scored two goals in three games and played in his side’s 2-0 defeat away at Chelsea on Sunday.
Rooney is not the first international footballer to be stopped on suspicion of drink driving.
In February, Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino was banned from the road for 12 months and fined £20,000 after admitting drink driving.
The Brazilian, 25, was stopped and breathalysed at 3am on Christmas Eve on Strand Street in Liverpool city centre.
Firmino had 46 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of his breath, which is above the legal limit of 35.
In a statement issued after the hearing, he said: ‘I apologise, without reservation, to the club, the manager, my team-mates and the supporters for putting myself in this situation. What I have done is wrong and sets a bad example.’
Crashing weddings and bedding prostitutes: Wayne Rooney’s checkered past
By Charlie Moore
From crashing weddings to bedding prostitutes, Rooney has an infamous history of misdemeanors.
In July 2004 it was revealed that Rooney cheated on his then girlfriend Coleen with a prostitute Charlotte Glover. He paid the 21-year-old £140 before leaving her with a signed autograph as a souvenir.
One month late he had sex with prostitute Gina McCarrick, 37, at a brothel in Liverpool which charges £45 a time.
Checkered past: From crashing weddings to bedding prostitutes, Rooney has an infamous history of misdemeanors
He visited her 10 times and was caught on CCTV. At the same brothel he slept with 48-year-old grandmother Patricia Tierney, who wore a rubber catsuit and was know as the ‘Auld Slapper’.
Rooney later apologised, saying: ‘Foolish as it now seems I did on occasions visit massage parlours and prostitutes.
‘I now regret it deeply and hope people may understand that it was the sort of mistake you make when you are young and stupid. It was at a time when I was very young and immature.’
In 2008, Rooney was pictured smoking in the pool of his Las Vegas hotel while on his honeymoon with Coleen.
Wayne Rooney and girlfriend Coleen Mcloughlin, who he cheated on with prostitutes
Footballers, who need to remain in peak physical condition, are banned from smoking but a source said: ‘He didn’t seem to have a care in the world’.
In July 2009 Rooney slept with a £1,000-a-night prostitute while his wife Coleen was pregnant with their son Kai.
He met up with Jennifer Thompson, 21, seven times over four months and even took her on dates to bars, clubs and casinos.
He thought Coleen would leave him, saying: ‘My life is in ruins…I’ve been so stupid,’ but she took him back.
Rooney was later spotted smoking in the street and urinating behind a bottle bank as he stayed up until dawn at a Manchester nightclub.
Then in November last year Rooney gatecrashed a wedding after a late-night drinking session in Hertfordshire.
Rooney, 31, joined England teammates at The Grove Hotel in Watford, Hertfordshire where they took photos with wedding guests
In May 2010, before England crashed out of the World Cup in South Africa, father-of-three Rooney insisted being a father had changed his life.
He said: ‘Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to.’
‘Now I have someone to look after and I just want to be with Kai and Coleen as much as possible. I don’t go clubbing very much anymore, maybe only a couple of times a year. I’m now in bed by 10.30pm.’
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