Revealed: Pictures showing Rooney in Switzerland delivering on promise to support UEFA project as punishment for Montenegro red card



Wayne Rooney was in Switzerland today as the England and Manchester United striker helped train a group of Swiss youngsters.

Rooney imparted some tactical nous and drilled the teenagers at Swiss club Payerne. But the United hitman didn’t make the trip to the continent just for the fun of it.



The 27-year-old only received a two-match international ban from UEFA after being sent off during England’s final Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro in October 2011.

Pitching in: Wayne Rooney was in Switzerland trianing a group of youngsters

Wisdom: Rooney helped the players with some shooting technique as part of a UEFA community project

Rooney was initially banned for three matches for viciously kicking out at Montenegro defender Miodrag Dzudovic, which the disciplinary panel described as an assault , but it was cut to two games after he and Fabio Capello attended an appeal at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland before the Euros.

The third match of Rooney's ban was suspended for four years.

As a result, Rooney was able to make a goalscoring return in the final group stage game of England's European Championships campaign against Ukraine. He missed the matches against France and Sweden.

One of the conditions of the relatively lenient sentence was that Rooney would take part in a community project supported by UEFA.

Thumbs up: Rooney looked in high spirits as he arrived at Payerne to train the youngsters

Centre of attention: Wayne Rooney stunned the young footballers when he turned up at training

Today, Rooney finally made good on that commitment, according to 101greatgoals.com .

Rooney has been in sensational form in recent weeks. He was instrumental in Manchester United's derby win over champions City, as he scored twice at the Etihad before strike partner Robin van Persie delivered the killer blow at the death.

The partnership with Van Persie has developed into one of the most fearsome in the Premier League of late. Between them, the pair have scored a remarkable nine goals in the last four games.



Shamed: Rooney was dismissed for kicking out at Miodrag Dzudovic during the Montenegro game

Appeal: Wayne Rooney had the three-match ban reduced to two games