Source: Daily_Mail
Wayne Rooney victim Miodrag Dzodovic denies sending letter to UEFA
Montenegro defender Miodrag Dzudovic insists he did not send UEFA a letter backing Wayne Rooney. [LNB]England striker Rooney was handed a three-match ban after receiving a red card for kicking Dzudovic in the final Euro 2012 qualifier. [LNB]Rooney is set to miss the three group games at next summer's tournament but the FA have appealed in an attempt to get the ban reduced. [LNB] Moment of madness: Wayne Rooney lashes out at Miodrag Dzudovic[LNB]Dzodovic said he felt the punishment was harsh and appeared keen to help Rooney's cause when it was revealed last month that he would contact UEFA.[LNB]But the Spartak Nalchik stopper insists his part in the process has been exaggerated by a Russian paper. [LNB] Dismissed: Rooney walks after after his red card to be hit with a three-match ban[LNB]'The source of all this is one of the newspapers in Russia, which published that I wrote some kind of letter to UEFA but this can't be further away from truth,' he told Montenegrin newspaper Vijesti. [LNB]'That newspaper started an initiative, there were some Manchester United fans involved in all this. The editor asked me, if I want to support them and I said yes, why not, but it is a lie that I wrote a letter of support to UEFA.' [LNB] Exclusive: Don't kick out Rooney... says the Montenegro player on the end of THAT kickTreat me like Arshavin! Rooney's plea to UEFA to have three-game ban reducedCapello will leave out Rooney as England striker admits Dzudovic kick was 'stupid'Calm down, calm down! Sir Bobby has a word with Rooney over United's striker's temperAll the latest Manchester United news, features and opinion[LNB]
