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    Tyrone Mings reveals ‘my mental health plummeted at Euros because 95% of the country doubted me…I had therapy’

    ENGLAND ace Tyrone Mings reveals today he needed therapy to overcome mental health problems during England’s heroic Euros campaign.The 6ft 5in Aston Villa defender played a key part at the start of England’s run to the final but recalls being dubbed the team’s “weakest link”.
    Tyrone Mings has opened up about his mental health battle during the EurosCredit: Getty
    The England ace says he felt doubted by 95 per cent of the countryCredit: Reuters
    He turned to therapy after being dubbed the team’s ‘weakest link’Credit: Reuters
    He says: “I did have a tough time in the lead-up to the opening game against Croatia.
    “I think I’m a lot more hardened to outside influences now, but my mental health did plummet.
    “And I have no shame in admitting that because there was so many unknowns about me going to that game.
    “I was probably the only name on the teamsheet that people thought, ‘Not sure about him’. And that was something I had to overcome.
    “When 90-95 per cent of your country are having doubts over you, it’s very difficult to stop this intruding on your own thoughts.
    “So I did a lot of work on that with my psychologist. I was given a lot of coping mechanisms — whether it was breathing, meditation, or just learning how to bring yourself into the present moment. To stop letting your subconscious take over.
    “It was hard. I didn’t really sleep very well before that first game.”
    Tyrone, 28, deputised for the injured Harry Maguire in England’s games against Croatia and Scotland. Ahead of the tournament, some fans on social media questioned his selection.
    BBC pundit Rio Ferdinand even told viewers before the Croatia match: “I think it’s the weakest part of our team, and an area where most people are concerned.
    “He has not played Champions League football, he has not played at this level.”
    When 90-95 per cent of your country are having doubts over you, it’s very difficult to stop this intruding on your own thoughts.Tyrone Mings
    Tyrone reveals the former Manchester United centre back later contacted him privately, to praise him for his performances on and off the pitch.
    The latter was a reference to his stance on taking the knee, and ­taking on Home Secretary Priti Patel over Twitter.
    Tyrone says: “Rio DM’d me after the tournament. He’d said I was the weak link, and that Croatia should be targeting me.
    “He messaged me saying something like, ‘Top-class response — matched your performances on the pitch.’ What a lovely guy.
    “It’s just great that we are playing in a time now when you can speak about mental health, and how you are feeling.”
    Discussing the pressure placed on top-level stars, he also gave his backing to US Olympian Simone Biles, who has pulled out of finals to prioritise her mental health.
    He says: “We have seen with Simone Biles you can speak on how you are feeling and hopefully feel supported by many people.”
    Tyrone’s comments come a year after he filmed a BBC documentary with Prince William — part of the royal’s Head’s Up campaign — raising awareness around mental health. In the documentary Villa fan Wills said Tyrone was his favourite player.
    Ahead of the Euros, which saw England reach a final for the first time in 55 years, Tyrone was one of the squad’s lesser known players. Now he is a household name.
    Off the pitch, Tyrone has also made his mark and is a vociferous anti-racism campaigner.
    Sadly he is also no stranger to trolling — but he found the abuse of England team-mates Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka especially hard to take.
    He adds: “It’s always upsetting. It’s awful to say this, but it’s nothing new. It’s not surprising. But it’s not, and should never be, accepted. I think we all spoke to those players after the game because we had just lost the tournament and they were devastated about the penalties.
    “We weren’t even aware of the racist abuse at this point.
    ‘I’VE BEEN STOPPED BY POLICE’
    “We could just see how upset they were, how they felt they had let people down.
    “But that’s never the case when you step up and take a penalty. When you put yourself in that situation, you should never be abused for the outcome.”
    Tyrone, who works with a number of charities and volunteers at food shelters, goes on: “Footballers are great people but we should always be striving to be better humans”.
    And he believes they should continue taking the knee before Premier League games.
    Rio Ferdinand even commented on Tyrone’s selectionCredit: Getty
    Tyrone gave his backing to US Olympian Simone Biles, who pulled out of finals to prioritise her mental healthCredit: AP

    He explains: “I always say taking the knee doesn’t always have to be about race. I know that it was started by Black Lives Matter, and those three words are impactful, but it’s never just about race.
    “It’s about showing a unified symbol and unified gestures of all forms of discrimination and everybody will take the knee for their own reasons.”
    Tyrone started out earning £45 a week playing for non-League Yate Town whilst working part-time in a pub before eventually signing for Villa from Bournemouth for £20million in 2019.
    Revealing for the first time his experiences with racial profiling, he says: “I’ve been stopped by police in my car a few times.
    “I was in Chippenham — which is where I grew up so you’d think they’d know better — but they pulled me over and said something about my car not being registered around here, and wanted to know why I was in the area.
    “I mean, I was in a Range Rover which I’m pretty sure isn’t illegal.
    “I’ve had some subtle stuff as well, like being in the shops and getting funny looks, things like that.
    “But I don’t think we are in a time when it’s as bad as it once was. And we’re so fortunate to live in a world where we’re not put in prison for our beliefs, or for the colour of our skin.”
    Like his England team-mates Rashford and Raheem Sterling, Tyrone is continually pushing for social change.
    He is in “an ongoing conversation” with the PFA, the player liaison officer at Aston Villa and West Midlands Police in a bid to clamp down on trolls.
    He believes social media users should give details of a driving licence or passport to open an account, and that the worst offenders should face jail.
    We’re so fortunate to live in a world where we’re not put in prison for our beliefs, or for the colour of our skin.Tyrone Mings
    Tyrone adds: “If you want someone to go to prison for something they said, or you want them brought to justice for something they wrote, you shouldn’t have to go out of your way to also attend court, to speak to the police ten times and write ten separate statements. It’s too draining.
    “More needs to be done to make the process quicker and easier. At present there’s no sustainability.”
    Tyrone used lockdown to take up jujitsu and the piano “because I like challenging myself with things I’m not very good at”.
    He also secretly battled long Covid after being struck with the virus in March, before routine testing came into play. I was so ill,” he says.
    “It was awful. I had all the symptoms, and I lost my senses of smell and taste from that day for eight months. It was heartbreaking — I was going through all the different food groups trying to work out how I could get my taste back.
    “I remember my smell coming back very faint. I would spray perfume and I would get a faint whiff.
    “With my taste, it was like my brain was telling me what something tasted like.
    “I still wouldn’t eat foods I didn’t like, even though I couldn’t taste anything. It made no sense.
    “I remember finally going for a curry one time and I got the faintest taste and I thought, ‘Here we go. It’s coming back!”
    Returning to his memories of the Euros, Tyrone says manager Gareth Southgate helped reinforce a sense of patriotism in the squad.
    He says: “There were quite a lot of conversations about pride, and wearing the England shirt, and singing the national anthem.
    “We know what the national anthem represents, what it stands for, and we know how much it means to other people as well.
    “We thought, what would fans do in an England shirt? They’d sing.
    “Without forcing it, it just came naturally for us to be like that.
    “Hopefully fans see like-minded people and players representing them. We all want to leave the shirt in a better place than we found it.”
    Tyrone and the other players clearly had a summer to remember holed up together in the England camp. He says: “We had different cuisines, people coming in and cooking; pizza one night, Caribbean another night, etc.
    Tyrone says manager Gareth Southgate helped reinforce a sense of patriotism in the squadCredit: AFP
    The Aston Villa stars says he has no shame in admitting he had a tough time and needed helpCredit: Eddie Keogh Telegraph Media Group

    “We had a lot of movie premieres, and watched The Fast and the Furious. There was a lot of dancing. Some of the lads played golf, I organised a basketball mini tournament.
    “Tom Cruise did a message for us before Top Gun, but I missed it.
    “People are going to be horrified, they will hate this, but I’m really not a Top Gun fan. So I stayed in my room and played Call Of Duty.”
    Tyrone praised The Sun’s front page hitting out at trolls
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    Tyrone Mings reveals ‘my mental health plummeted at the Euros because 95% of the country doubted me…I had therapy’

    ENGLAND ace Tyrone Mings reveals today he needed therapy to overcome mental health problems during England’s heroic Euros campaign.The 6ft 5in Aston Villa defender played a key part at the start of England’s run to the final but recalls being dubbed the team’s “weakest link”.
    Tyrone Mings has opened up about his mental health battle during the EurosCredit: Getty
    The England ace says he felt doubted by 95 per cent of the countryCredit: Reuters
    He turned to therapy after being dubbed the team’s ‘weakest link’Credit: Reuters
    He says: “I did have a tough time in the lead-up to the opening game against Croatia.
    “I think I’m a lot more hardened to outside influences now, but my mental health did plummet.
    “And I have no shame in admitting that because there was so many unknowns about me going to that game.
    “I was probably the only name on the teamsheet that people thought, ‘Not sure about him’. And that was something I had to overcome.
    “When 90-95 per cent of your country are having doubts over you, it’s very difficult to stop this intruding on your own thoughts.
    “So I did a lot of work on that with my psychologist. I was given a lot of coping mechanisms — whether it was breathing, meditation, or just learning how to bring yourself into the present moment. To stop letting your subconscious take over.
    “It was hard. I didn’t really sleep very well before that first game.”
    Tyrone, 28, deputised for the injured Harry Maguire in England’s games against Croatia and Scotland. Ahead of the tournament, some fans on social media questioned his selection.
    BBC pundit Rio Ferdinand even told viewers before the Croatia match: “I think it’s the weakest part of our team, and an area where most people are concerned.
    “He has not played Champions League football, he has not played at this level.”
    When 90-95 per cent of your country are having doubts over you, it’s very difficult to stop this intruding on your own thoughts.Tyrone Mings
    Tyrone reveals the former Manchester United centre back later contacted him privately, to praise him for his performances on and off the pitch.
    The latter was a reference to his stance on taking the knee, and ­taking on Home Secretary Priti Patel over Twitter.
    Tyrone says: “Rio DM’d me after the tournament. He’d said I was the weak link, and that Croatia should be targeting me.
    “He messaged me saying something like, ‘Top-class response — matched your performances on the pitch.’ What a lovely guy.
    “It’s just great that we are playing in a time now when you can speak about mental health, and how you are feeling.”
    Discussing the pressure placed on top-level stars, he also gave his backing to US Olympian Simone Biles, who has pulled out of finals to prioritise her mental health.
    He says: “We have seen with Simone Biles you can speak on how you are feeling and hopefully feel supported by many people.”
    Tyrone’s comments come a year after he filmed a BBC documentary with Prince William — part of the royal’s Head’s Up campaign — raising awareness around mental health. In the documentary Villa fan Wills said Tyrone was his favourite player.
    Ahead of the Euros, which saw England reach a final for the first time in 55 years, Tyrone was one of the squad’s lesser known players. Now he is a household name.
    Off the pitch, Tyrone has also made his mark and is a vociferous anti-racism campaigner.
    Sadly he is also no stranger to trolling — but he found the abuse of England team-mates Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka especially hard to take.
    He adds: “It’s always upsetting. It’s awful to say this, but it’s nothing new. It’s not surprising. But it’s not, and should never be, accepted. I think we all spoke to those players after the game because we had just lost the tournament and they were devastated about the penalties.
    “We weren’t even aware of the racist abuse at this point.
    ‘I’VE BEEN STOPPED BY POLICE’
    “We could just see how upset they were, how they felt they had let people down.
    “But that’s never the case when you step up and take a penalty. When you put yourself in that situation, you should never be abused for the outcome.”
    Tyrone, who works with a number of charities and volunteers at food shelters, goes on: “Footballers are great people but we should always be striving to be better humans”.
    And he believes they should continue taking the knee before Premier League games.
    Rio Ferdinand even commented on Tyrone’s selectionCredit: Getty
    Tyrone gave his backing to US Olympian Simone Biles, who pulled out of finals to prioritise her mental healthCredit: AP
    He explains: “I always say taking the knee doesn’t always have to be about race. I know that it was started by Black Lives Matter, and those three words are impactful, but it’s never just about race.
    “It’s about showing a unified symbol and unified gestures of all forms of discrimination and everybody will take the knee for their own reasons.”
    Tyrone started out earning £45 a week playing for non-League Yate Town whilst working part-time in a pub before eventually signing for Villa from Bournemouth for £20million in 2019.
    Revealing for the first time his experiences with racial profiling, he says: “I’ve been stopped by police in my car a few times.
    “I was in Chippenham — which is where I grew up so you’d think they’d know better — but they pulled me over and said something about my car not being registered around here, and wanted to know why I was in the area.
    “I mean, I was in a Range Rover which I’m pretty sure isn’t illegal.
    “I’ve had some subtle stuff as well, like being in the shops and getting funny looks, things like that.
    “But I don’t think we are in a time when it’s as bad as it once was. And we’re so fortunate to live in a world where we’re not put in prison for our beliefs, or for the colour of our skin.”
    Like his England team-mates Rashford and Raheem Sterling, Tyrone is continually pushing for social change.
    He is in “an ongoing conversation” with the PFA, the player liaison officer at Aston Villa and West Midlands Police in a bid to clamp down on trolls.
    He believes social media users should give details of a driving licence or passport to open an account, and that the worst offenders should face jail.
    We’re so fortunate to live in a world where we’re not put in prison for our beliefs, or for the colour of our skin.Tyrone Mings
    Tyrone adds: “If you want someone to go to prison for something they said, or you want them brought to justice for something they wrote, you shouldn’t have to go out of your way to also attend court, to speak to the police ten times and write ten separate statements. It’s too draining.
    “More needs to be done to make the process quicker and easier. At present there’s no sustainability.”
    Tyrone used lockdown to take up jujitsu and the piano “because I like challenging myself with things I’m not very good at”.
    He also secretly battled long Covid after being struck with the virus in March, before routine testing came into play. I was so ill,” he says.
    “It was awful. I had all the symptoms, and I lost my senses of smell and taste from that day for eight months. It was heartbreaking — I was going through all the different food groups trying to work out how I could get my taste back.
    “I remember my smell coming back very faint. I would spray perfume and I would get a faint whiff.
    “With my taste, it was like my brain was telling me what something tasted like.
    “I still wouldn’t eat foods I didn’t like, even though I couldn’t taste anything. It made no sense.
    “I remember finally going for a curry one time and I got the faintest taste and I thought, ‘Here we go. It’s coming back!”
    Returning to his memories of the Euros, Tyrone says manager Gareth Southgate helped reinforce a sense of patriotism in the squad.
    He says: “There were quite a lot of conversations about pride, and wearing the England shirt, and singing the national anthem.
    “We know what the national anthem represents, what it stands for, and we know how much it means to other people as well.
    “We thought, what would fans do in an England shirt? They’d sing.
    “Without forcing it, it just came naturally for us to be like that.
    “Hopefully fans see like-minded people and players representing them. We all want to leave the shirt in a better place than we found it.”
    Tyrone and the other players clearly had a summer to remember holed up together in the England camp. He says: “We had different cuisines, people coming in and cooking; pizza one night, Caribbean another night, etc.
    Tyrone says manager Gareth Southgate helped reinforce a sense of patriotism in the squadCredit: AFP
    The Aston Villa stars says he has no shame in admitting he had a tough time and needed helpCredit: Eddie Keogh Telegraph Media Group

    “We had a lot of movie premieres, and watched The Fast and the Furious. There was a lot of dancing. Some of the lads played golf, I organised a basketball mini tournament.
    “Tom Cruise did a message for us before Top Gun, but I missed it.
    “People are going to be horrified, they will hate this, but I’m really not a Top Gun fan. So I stayed in my room and played Call Of Duty.”
    Tyrone praised The Sun’s front page hitting out at trolls
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    Disgraced footballer Adam Johnson and girlfriend take daughter and newborn son for a walk

    DISGRACED former footballer Adam Johnson and his girlfriend Stacey Flounders look the picture of happiness as they take daughter Ayla, six, and newborn son Arley for a walk.The ex-England and Sunderland star split from Stacey, 31, after he was jailed in 2016 for sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.
    Adam Johnson and his girlfriend Stacey Flounders look the picture of happiness as they take daughter Ayla, six, and newborn son Arley for a walk
    A source said: ‘When they were in lockdown and sharing responsibility for Ayla, they became close again’Credit: PA:Empics Sport
    But they rekindled their romance during lockdown and their baby was born last month.
    A source said: “When they were in lockdown and sharing responsibility for Ayla, they became close again.”
    Johnson, 34, got six years’ jail and served half before being released in 2019.

    The couple were all smiles during the family walk
    Johnson got six years’ jail and served half before being released in 2019
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    Three Lions ace Jack Grealish spotted with childhood sweetheart Sasha Attwood on romantic getaway in Dubrovnik

    THREE Lions star Jack Grealish rekindles his romance with a childhood sweetheart in the historic city of Dubrovnik.The £100million-rated Aston Villa ace, a Manchester City target, first met Sasha Attwood at school in Solihull, West Mids, and reunited last month.
    Jack Grealish was relaxing on a romantic trip to the historic city of Dubrovnik with his girlfriendCredit: Splash
    The Aston Villa ace rekindled his romance with Sasha Attwood, a childhood sweetheartCredit: Splash
    The 25-year-olds were snapped heading for dinner in the Croatian city.
    When it comes to his future, Jack has food for thought.
    Model Sasha looked chic in a zebra print dress while Jack dressed down in a white T-shirt and trousers.
    Jack and Sasha first met as teenagers.

    During the Euros, Sasha was seen cheering on Jack at Wembley with other WAGs, including Jordan Pickford’s wife Megan Davison.
    They reunited last month after meeting as teenagers at school in Solihull, West MidsCredit: Splash
    The loved-up pair, both 25, were seen heading for dinner in the Croatian cityCredit: Splash
    Model Sasha donned a zebra print dress while Jack was dressed downCredit: Splash
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    Campbell Hatton wants to revive dad Ricky’s legendary travelling fanbase as he plots Sin City stay of his own

    CAMPBELL HATTON wants to revive his dad’s legendary travelling fanbase – with Ricky as ringleader.But only if he leaves the dad dancing at home!
    Unbeaten lightweight Campbell Hatton has won his first two professional bouts inside the ringCredit: Mark Robinson
    Campbell is hoping to revive his dad Ricky’s legendary travelling fanbaseCredit: Getty
    On top of his world titles at super-light and welterweight, Manchester icon Ricky built a loyal support that followed him to Las Vegas on five occasions.
    Campbell, 20, has his third pro fight on Saturday against Pole Jakub Laskowski in promoter Eddie Hearn’s back garden in Essex.
    But he dreams of emulating his father’s jaunts abroad, as long as he does not repeat the dance moves he showed on his last Sin City trip to watch Tyson Fury.
    Campbell told SunSport: “I do want titles and achievements but I sometimes think my dad’s greatest achievement was his fanbase.
    “Despite all his world titles, that really stands out for me.
    “I would love both but how amazing is it to have that many people spending their hard-earned money to go and support you around the other side of the world, making memories for life?
    “I don’t see why I can’t be the person to recreate what my dad did, I hope that people like me because they like my personality.
    “Like my dad there’s nothing false about me and I have a fighting style that is fan-friendly so I don’t see why not.
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    “My dad could definitely be the ringleader, he definitely knows where all the good bars are.
    “But he would definitely be banned from any of that sexy dancing he did last time out there.”
    Ricky was a true working-class hero who enjoyed working-class pleasures in between wars with the likes of Kostya Tszyu, Floyd Mayweather, Paulie Malignaggi and Manny Pacquiao.
    Lightweight Campbell, who is being trained by uncle and former world title challenger Matthew, said: “I am in a good position because I like having a pint between fights.
    “But I have my dad’s and Matthew’s experiences to lean on and learn from. I know when enough is enough.
    “I know my dad went to the extremes in between fights so I am working on getting the right balance.

    “You have to enjoy your time out of the ring and out of training camp, because you don’t get a lot of it.
    “But you have to use it wisely and, if I do, I’ll get to enjoy a little blow-out.
    “Out of my dad, my girlfriend and my uncle, Matthew is  the strictest one — he is the one who gets me on the scales, so I have to follow his orders!”
    Campbell has joked his dad Ricky is banned from pulling out the dance moves he did in Las Vegas two years agoCredit: Instagram
    Fans flocked overseas to watch Ricky Hatton’s fights in the United StatesCredit: Instagram
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    Three Lions ace Jack Grealish spotted with childhood sweetheart on romantic getaway in Dubrovnik

    THREE Lions star Jack Grealish rekindles his romance with a childhood sweetheart in the historic city of Dubrovnik.The £100million-rated Aston Villa ace, a Manchester City target, first met Sasha Attwood at school in Solihull, West Mids, and reunited last month.
    Jack Grealish was relaxing on a romantic trip to the historic city of Dubrovnik with his girlfriendCredit: Splash
    The Aston Villa ace rekindled his romance with Sasha Attwood, a childhood sweetheartCredit: Splash
    The 25-year-olds were snapped heading for dinner in the Croatian city.
    When it comes to his future, Jack has food for thought.
    Model Sasha looked chic in a zebra print dress while Jack dressed down in a white T-shirt and trousers.
    Jack and Sasha first met as teenagers.

    During the Euros, Sasha was seen cheering on Jack at Wembley with other WAGs, including Jordan Pickford’s wife Megan Davison.
    They reunited last month after meeting as teenagers at school in Solihull, West MidsCredit: Splash
    The loved-up pair, both 25, were seen heading for dinner in the Croatian cityCredit: Splash
    Model Sasha donned a zebra print dress while Jack was dressed downCredit: Splash
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    Wayne Rooney’s future as £4.5million Derby County boss on a knife edge over leaked photos of him passed out in hotel

    WAYNE Rooney’s £4.5million Derby County job was on a knife edge tonight over leaked pictures of him passed out in a hotel.The club is furious after images of the sozzled England legend, 35, and semi-naked girls went viral.
    Rooney’s £4.5million Derby County job is on a knife edgeCredit: Paul Tonge
    Footage taken at 5.15am shows Rooney walking to the £60-a-night Staycity hotel with two blondes, including stunning Tayler
    A source said: “It’s 50-50. As manager he must lead by example.”
    Wife Coleen, also 35, is standing by him.
    Pictures went viral showing the former England star, 35, passed out and surrounded by semi-naked girls in a hotel room.
    A source said: “How can he lead a group of young men when he cannot appear to control himself in public during a night out? This type of behaviour hurts the club’s reputation.”
    Rooney returned to pre-season training on Monday and was seen putting players through their paces.
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    But he could now be fired before the Rams’ Championship campaign gets under way on August 7.
    Club executives had imposed a zero-tolerance policy to restore Derby’s tarnished image after star players Tom Lawrence, 27, and Mason Bennett, 25, were convicted over a drink-drive smash in 2018.
    Rooney was expected to play a key role in the policy — but could now lose his job.
    A source said: “It’s 50-50. The club is extremely upset by the images that have emerged. As ­manager he must lead by example, on and off the field. That is the very least they expect from him.
    “There is absolutely no suggestion of sexual impropriety on his part. But Wayne is clinging on and is desperate to keep hold of the job.
    “His salary is one of the biggest in the Championship. To lose it now would be a massive setback.”
    ‘MASSIVE SETBACK’
    Bleary-eyed dad-of-four Rooney, wed to Coleen, 35, headed into Manchester after his team lost 2-1 to Salford City in a friendly on Saturday.
    He and his pals went to the exclusive Chinawhite nightclub and were escorted to a VIP booth where they spent the night boozing.
    Rooney is said to have sent a security guard to invite model Tayler Ryan and her pals Elise Melvin and Brooke Morgan, all 21, to join them. They partied through the night before leaving together at 4am.
    And footage taken at 5.15am shows Rooney walking to the £60-a-night Staycity hotel with two blondes, including stunning Tayler.
    England’s record goalscorer joined the girls inside the hotel room moments later and posed for selfies with them. But he soon passed out on a chair before the giggling girls decided to whip off their clothes and parade around in front of him in their undies.
    Rooney woke up at 6am and made a quick exit after texting a pal begging for a lift — but the girls decided to post snaps from their “wild night” on Snapchat.
    Tayler, who has 13,000 Instagram followers, posted a photo of her ­sitting with Rooney on the settee.
    She used a filter to decorate some of her snaps, scrawling the word “cute” across her face. Other images showed the group stripping off for a series of prank pictures.
    The images were leaked online and went viral within hours, although friends of the girls insisted no sexual activity had taken place.
    Rooney said they were taken without his knowledge or consent and claimed he had been “set-up”. But tonight Cheshire Police said it was satisfied that no offences had taken place.
    They also claimed “the person involved has also stated they do not wish to take the matter any ­further”.
    But sources close to Rooney say he is dismayed at the suggestion he wanted no action to be taken.
    Meanwhile, long-suffering wife Coleen is standing by him, with Rooney believed to be holed up at the family’s £20million mansion in Knutsford, Cheshire.
    ‘INUNDATED WITH MESSAGES’
    A friend said: “Coleen has told friends everything between her and Wayne is fine and that she has no doubts over his version of events that night.
    “She has been inundated with messages from friends about the pictures but maintains there is no trouble between them. Coleen is a strong woman and has faced far worse but she won’t stand for any nonsense.”
    She continued a family hol in Abersoch, Gwynedd, yesterday. Rooney joined Derby as ­player-coach in January 2020 after a spell at DC United in the US.

    His arrival at Pride Park immediately sparked controversy after it was revealed part of his big-money wage deal would be footed by web casino 32Red, the club’s main sponsor.
    As part of the agreement Rooney wore the number 32 shirt. He retired in January to become full-time boss and signed a deal until summer 2023.
    Rooney vowed to get them in the Premier League and write ­history as a boss in the way he had done as a player. They narrowly avoided relegation last season
    Long-suffering wife Coleen is standing by himCredit: instagram
    Rooney is said to have sent a security guard to invite model Tayler Ryan to his table
    Rooney joined Derby as ­player-coach in January 2020 after a spell at DC United in the USCredit: Rex Features
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