Wayne Rooney asked Jamie Vardy if his wife could ‘calm down’ during Euro 2016

Derby manager says he asked teammate whether Rebekah Vardy could cut back on media activities, Wagatha Christie' trial hears

Wayne Rooney asked Jamie Vardy if his wife could calm down" and cut back on her media activities during the Euro 2016 football tournament because it was causing distractions" for the England team, the high court has heard.

Rooney told the Wagatha Christie" libel trial that the then-England manager Roy Hodgson and his assistant manager, Gary Neville, were both concerned that Rebekah Vardy's decision to write a column for the Sun during the contest was disrupting the squad. Jamie Vardy responded outside the court by saying England's record goalscorer was talking nonsense".