FULL GAME How action played out at Wembley
checkout and starts to fill it up. Rooney then goes back to the display cabinet and spots a red retro-style phone on display.
He grabs it too and pretends to make a call. At one point, one of his chums appears to be blocking the door to the suite.
Rooney is finally seen carrying the bag out of the room as he and his pals leave. It is not known what happened to the items.
The source said: “Rooney’s behaviour is disappointing, not least because he’s the England captain but because he seems to think he can do whatever he likes.”
The Sunday Mirror understands security staff at Wembley had been struggling to deal with a string of thefts from around the ground as far back as 2007. It is claimed that in 2014 a number of signed England shirts were reported to have been stolen after international fixtures. And electronic items and memorabilia were also taken from the Nike and EE corporate box.
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In early June, 2014, just days after Rooney and pals were at Wembley, Nike reported thefts from their hospitality suite to Wembley security.
Bosses discovered the CCTV of security guard Mariusz Mozgiel, 37, from North London, rummaging through a cupboard in the corporate box. Wearing a head torch in the dark room, he was spotted stealing a PlayStation, speakers and controllers. Police later found a “huge sack of Wembley merchandise” at the father of two’s home. Mozgiel appeared at Harrow Crown Court last year and admitted two counts of theft from Wembley and Nike.
He stole shirts, used tickets and scarves and was jailed for four months.
Pictures taken inside Nike’s Superbox in Wembley before Rooney’s visit show a stack of signed memorabilia in a cabinet. A white Nike Air Pegasus shoe signed and worn by marathon champ Paula Radcliffe is below a single Nike CTR360 Maestri III football boot, as worn by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jack Wilshere. Photos a l so show a box containing a Nike “Fuelie” figurine – alongside a framed picture of Rooney himself wearing an England strip.
Rooney has a reputation for collecting keepsakes. In a BBC documentary, called Wayne Rooney – The Man Behind The Goals, he gave viewers a rare glimpse inside the Cheshire home he shares with wife Coleen, 29, and their three sons.
The star – worth £60million – showed off the gold cap he received for his 100th England appearance and a set of shirts signed by fellow stars. He also owns signed guitars from rockers Noel Gallagher and Sir Paul McCartney. Injured Rooney will miss today’s match with rivals Man City.
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