Wayne Rooney says he'd be dead if it wasn't for wife Coleen

Footballer Wayne Rooney has said helium believes helium would beryllium dormant if it wasn't for his woman Coleen's assistance with his intoxicant issues.

The erstwhile England and Manchester United prima told his person and erstwhile teammate Rio Ferdinand helium would "drink for 2 days straight" astatine the highest of his career.

Recalling that play connected the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, helium said helium would "come grooming and astatine the play I'd people 2 goals and past I'd spell backmost and spell and portion for 2 days consecutive again".

But the 39-year-old said his woman "helped maine power that massively" and "managed maine due to the fact that I needed managing".

"I honestly believe, if she weren't there, I'd beryllium dead," helium said.

Speaking to Ferdinand, helium recalled gathering Coleen erstwhile they were astatine secondary schoolhouse unneurotic successful Liverpool and getting joined successful 2008 aft six years of dating.

"When I was 17, she could see, she knew my caput and she knew I was a spot retired there," helium said.

"I loved my football, obsessed with football, but besides I loved a nighttime retired oregon whatever, going out. She's seen it precise aboriginal connected and she's controlled that. Well, not controlled, but helped maine power that massively."

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Gum and oculus drops to fell drinking astatine work

When helium was playing for Manchester United, helium would effort to fell his drinking sessions from manager Sir Alex Ferguson by chewing gum and utilizing oculus drops, helium added.

The mates person 4 children together. Their matrimony has been impacted by respective allegations of Rooney being unfaithful, for which helium has issued nationalist apologies.

The erstwhile striker, who is inactive Manchester United's all-time grounds extremity scorer, was arrested for drink-driving successful 2017.

After helium was caught implicit the bounds successful Wilmslow, Cheshire, helium pleaded blameworthy to drink-driving and was banned for 2 years, made to bash 100 hours of unpaid work, and was fined 2 weeks' wages by his then-team Everton.

He was arrested for "public intoxication" successful the US a twelvemonth aboriginal and fined $116 (£86) without going to court.

Having near his relation arsenic caput manager astatine Plymouth Argyle, Rooney present has his ain BBC podcast and works arsenic a pundit connected Match Of The Day.