Papers: FA defend Roon ban

22/08/2006 08:32, Report by Gemma Thompson



FA Chief Raps RooThe man who condemned Wayne Rooney to a three-match ban has hit back. Shropshire FA chairman Tom Farmer says he was right to punish Rooney for his red-card challenge on Porto defender Pepe. Farmer said: "We would have treated a Duncow Dynamos player exactly the same as someone like Wayne Rooney. We studied the video evidence many times frame by frame. There was no halfway point. It was either a three-game ban or nothing."Neil Custis, The Sun

Ahead of United's visit to Charlton, Luke Young is hoping Rooney’s ban will help him break his jinx against the Reds. The Charlton skipper has beaten every other side in the Premiership apart from United and he reckons he will never get a better chance than tomorrow.

The trip to Charlton will be Cristiano Ronaldo's first Premiership away game since the World Cup wink row. The Portuguese ace fears Addicks fans will target him over his part in England hero Wayne Rooney’s red card. "The away games are going to be more complicated but I’m staying calm," he said in The Sun. "I’ll try to put it out of my mind and do my best."

Meanwhile, midfield transfer target Owen Hargreaves has been ordered to shut his mouth by angry Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness, who insists the Canadian-born ace is not for sale at any price.In other news, the man who condemned Wayne Rooney to a three-match ban has hit back. Shropshire FA chairman Tom Farmer tells The Sun he was right to punish Rooney for his red-card challenge on Porto defender Pepe.

Finally, the Daily Star features quotes from Rooney who has urged his United team-mates to spread the goals around to help fill the void left by Ruud van Nistelrooy.

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