Wayne Rooney has handed over three cheques worth £250,000 each to good causes in a remarkable Christmas gesture.
Everton striker Rooney presented the cheques to Claire House, a children’s hospice on the Wirral, Merseyside’s famed Alder Hey children’s hospital and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children after fund-raising by his own foundation.
The 32-year-old former England captain made separate visits this week to pass on the cheques and meet the children ahead of Christmas.
It shows the generous side of football, and also the softer side of Rooney.
He has done superb charity work throughout his long career with the Blues and Manchester United.
The star was touched by tragedy when wife Coleen’s younger sister Rosie died in 2013, aged just 14, from a rare brain condition.
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