He’s an amazing talent. But Wayne Rooney could start a brawl in an empty bar.

His stupidity has just earned him a red card, placing England in serious trouble in the World Cup quarter final against Portugal.

Rooney can have no complaints. You can’t expect to stay on the field after booting an opponent in the groin and then pushing another player.

Amazingly, the incident has shocked England into life. But Mark Lawrenson says England will want to play for penalties. Is he mad? England have lost four out of four penalty shoot outs. Who’s to say 2006 will be any better?