Wayne Rooney mugshot ridiculed after star was arrested for being drunk in public
There's been no fairytale ending for Rooney after his Shrektacular mugshot was made public
WAYNE Rooney’s "Shrek-like" police mugshot has been mocked on social media after the football star was arrested for being drunk in public.
The dad of four paid a £20 ($25) fine after a booze and sleeping pill mix left him "disoriented" at Dulles International Airport in Washington last month.
The Metropolitan Airport Authority arrested him for public intoxication and swearing on December 16 after arriving on a flight from Saudi Arabia.
The 33-year-old ex-England and Manchester United player, who earns £300,000 a week in America playing for DC United, was fined for "triggering a door alarm".
His boozy episode is prompting plenty of mockery on social media after publication of his dishevelled looking police mugshot, where he is wearing a red T-shirt.
On Twitter, people have been comparing him to hapless-looking images of Shrek, in a police line-up, and alongside music legend Morrissey.
But he definitely wasn’t on-song for many who said they “weren’t surprised” about his behaviour.
Alex McMahon, for example, tweeted, “#Rooney acting like a class Brit abroad”.
However others criticised cops in America for taking him in, with one man asking: “What kind of #snowflake #nannystate are you running over there?”
Also on Twitter, possibly inspired by Veganuary, a spud has some extra features drawn on to resemble a maudlin-looking Rooney.
In August, Rooney signed a multi-million pound marketing deal in the US, making him one of the MLS’s highest earners.
The family promotions contract was with marketing giant Octagon.
Rooney had been in Saudi Arabia on December 15 for the Riyadh Formula E Grand Prix before returning to Cheshire for Christmas.
In a statement, his spokesman said: "Wayne Rooney was arrested and detained at Dulles airport following a long flight from Saudi Arabia after a one-day promotional business trip.
"During the flight Wayne took a prescribed amount of sleeping tablets mixed with some alcohol consumption and consequently was disorientated on arrival.
"He was approached by police who arrested him on a minor misdemeanour charge.
"He received a statutory automatic fine and was released shortly afterwards at the airport.
"The matter is now at an end.
"Wayne would like to put on record his appreciation for the manner he was treated by all involved."
A spokesman for Loudoun County Sheriff's Office added: "He was booked into the Loudoun County Adult Detention Centre on December 16, 2018, on a charge of public intoxication stemming from an arrest by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police (MWAA).
"He was later released on a personal recognizance bond."
DC United also released a statement last night saying they were aware of reports surrounding the player's arrest.
A spokesperson said: "We understand the media's interest in this matter but believe this is a private matter for Wayne that DC United will handle internally."
Former England captain Rooney is the all-time highest scorer with 53 goals for his country, and rejoined boyhood club Everton in 2017.
But he has now moved to the States with Coleen and their four sons while Rooney carries on his football career DC United.
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Rooney recently made an appearance as a pundit on BT Sport on December 22 for the show's coverage of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first game in charge of former club Manchester United.
It isn't the first time Rooney's drinking has landed himself in hot water - in 2015, The Sun revealed how he had been knocked out in a kitchen boxing bout.
The star, who played for Utd at the time, was stuck by pal Phil Bardsley of Stoke City as friends filmed the wild lads’ night in.
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