Sky News wrote:Sources: Rooney's Dad Held In Betting ProbeWayne Rooney The 2nd. That or a budget priced Phil Mitchell.Manchester United star Wayne Rooney's father was among nine people arrested by police investigating allegations of illegal betting, Sky sources say.Wayne Rooney Snr, 48, was detained at his home in the West Derby area of Liverpool.
Scottish Premier League footballer Steve Jennings was also among those detained as part of the probe into suspicious gambling patterns around a match between his Motherwell side and Hearts last December.
Jennings, who is from Merseyside, was sent off late in the game for directing foul and abusive language at the referee as his side lost 2-1. Jennings denies any wrongdoing.
A spokesman for Merseyside Police told Sky News: "Detectives have today executed warrants at 10 addresses across Merseyside and Glasgow and arrested nine men as part of an investigation into suspicious betting activity.
"The arrests are the culmination of a joint operation with the Gambling Commission and the nine who have been arrested for conspiracy to defraud are being interviewed by detectives.
"Those arrested are a 29-year-old from Bootle, a 48-year-old from West Derby, a 54-year-old from Norris Green, a 26-year-old from Croxteth, a 22-year-old from Kirkdale, a 31-year-old from Litherland, a 68-year-old from Fazakerley, a 36-year-old from Kirkby and a 26-year-old from Glasgow."