Rooney Stripped Of Arsenal Goal The mysterious members that make up the Dubious Goal’s Committee have ruled against striker Wayne Rooney in ruling th

A memo circulated last Friday from the panel revealed that the 44th minute goal would be chalked down as an own-goal for the Arsenal captain rather than to Rooney whose sliding shot at the far-post rebounded off Gallas and into the net.

The ruling leaves Rooney’s on nine goals for the 2007/08 season and means he is on 68 goals for the club.