Source: Daily_Mail
Wayne Rooney faces £4.3m earnings battle after judge rules in favour of Proactive appeal
Sports management firm Proactive won permission today to appeal over a ?4.3million claim against Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney.[LNB]Judge Brendan Hegarty QC ruled at Manchester Mercantile Court in July last year that the agreement between Proactive and Rooney for a 20 per cent commission for a number of multi-million pound deals was unenforceable.[LNB] Earnings fight: Wayne and Coleen Rooney[LNB]The judge said the eight-year contract Rooney signed as a young Everton player was 'an unreasonable restraint' of his trade when the Football Association recommended a maximum of two years.[LNB]Lord Justice Ward, giving permission today at the Court of Appeal in London, said Proactive did have a prospect of success in its arguments over Rooney's contract whether or not they were due sums accrued for services it did provide.[LNB] Appeal: The Manchester United striker now faces an anxious wait over the hearing[LNB]He said: 'The mere fact that this was a claim for millions of pounds is almost in itself a compelling reason to give permission to appeal.'[LNB]Judge Hegarty, who had postponed his verdict until after the World Cup had finished, ordered Speed 9849 Ltd, the company owned by Rooney's wife, Coleen, to pay Proactive just over ?90,000 for work conducted on her behalf up to October 2008.[LNB] Rooney blasts 'joke' ?4.3m bid to sue him as judge orders star to pay ?90,000Wayne Rooney and wife Coleen set for multi-million pound court battle He mixes with gangsters and was banned by the FA... meet Wayne Rooney's unsavoury Mr 20 per centManchester United star Rooney warns: Don't write Chelsea out of title raceAs United lose at last, will Fergie's men hold their nerve in title race?Graham Poll: Retired United defender Neville was a pain in the a***!Victory can spur us on to title! Milner insists City full of confidence ahead of United showdownAll the latest Manchester United news, features and opinion[LNB][LNB] Explore more:People: Wayne Rooney Places: United Kingdom Organisations: Football Association
