Rooney ban reduced to two games
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DEC 08 -
England striker Wayne Rooney's ban for the Euro 2012 Championship has been reduced to two matches from three after an appeal to Uefa in Switzerland.
He was punished after being sent off for kicking Miodrag Dzudovic during a 2-2 draw with Montenegro in October.
Rooney, 26, will now be available for England's third Group D game, against joint hosts Ukraine, but will miss the fixtures against France and Sweden.
The third match of his ban has been suspended for four years.
A Uefa spokesman told BBC Sport the third game ban would kick in only if he is sent off for violent conduct in another European Championship match.
"The ban applies only to national team competition governed by Uefa," said the spokesman.
Rooney has also agreed to do one-day of community service with a Uefa project.
England manager Fabio Capello joined Rooney for the 90-minute hearing before a three-man appeals panel on Thursday morning.
The Manchester United forward travelled to Nyon for the appeal after his club's shock Champions League exit at FC Basel on Wednesday night.
Football Association director of communications Adrian Bevington said: "We've had a very fair hearing.
"Wayne and Fabio are both very pleased. Wayne will head back to Manchester as a matter of priority.
"Wayne has always made clear that he accepted it was a red card offence.
"We arrived with the possibility of him missing the entire group phase - it would have been a huge challenge for Fabio and the team, so to have him available for the final group march against Ukraine is clearly very positive."
Posted on: 2011-12-08 04:06
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