I Forgive Roo

Wayne Rooney has spoken out to help save Cristiano Ronaldo from a media battering.

Yesterday morning Ronaldo came out and told the world that the awesome twosome had made up by text-message, and Rooney confirmed as much in a statement for the press.

Ronaldo said "At the end we texted each other and between us everything's been cleared. The things that have been said regarding me and my team-mate and friend Rooney are incredible.

"He wished me the best of luck in the World Cup. He told me we had a great team and that if we continued to play like this, we would go far.

"He wasn't angry with me and, moreover, he told me to completely ignore what the English press has said, that all they wanted was to create confusion, but we are already used to that."

Rooney reiterated that stance in his statement: "I bear no ill feeling to Cristiano but am disappointed that he chose to get involved," added Rooney. I suppose I do though have to remember that on that particular occasion we were not team-mates."

The Rooney comments are likely to have been initiated by Sir Alex, with 'The Sun' publishing reports from 'a close source' that Rooney was secretly fuming!