Rooney says handling of Premier League pay row 'a disgrace'

Wayne Rooney says he would be 'proud' of helping support health care workers as long as he knows where his money is going. coronavirus

ANNOYED. Wayne Rooney says football players have become scapegoats amid the coronavirus pandemic. Photo from Instagram/@dcfofficial

Rooney said he had both the means and the will to make financial contributions, either in the form of salary reductions or direct donations to the NHS, but felt the public pressure being exerted on players was unhelpful. The 34-year-old added:"I'm in a place where I could give something up. Not every footballer is in the same position. Yet suddenly the whole profession has been put on the spot with a demand for 30 percent pay cuts across the board. Why are footballers suddenly the scapegoats?The Premier League has been seen as lagging behind other European leagues in its response to coronavirus and was accused by one British lawmaker of operating in a"moral vacuum.

"Why not call on all the wealthy to try and help if they possibly can rather than just pick on footballers?" he said. Former Liverpool players including Jamie Carragher strongly criticized the move by the European champions, who in February announced pre-tax profits of 42 million pounds for 2018-19.

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