Rooney in pre-season training with Lineker... but it's shots at the bar instead of shots at goal for the United star - Sport - Evening Standard
       

Rooney in pre-season training with Lineker... but it's shots at the bar instead of shots at goal for the United star

One's an England striker with a proven goalscoring record, the other is Wayne Rooney on his stag do.

Ever the sports fan, the soon-to-wed Rooney, 22, chose sports bar Lineker's - owned by Match of the Day host Gary's brother Wayne - as one of the venue's for his first night of festivities in Ibiza.


Unlike his forthcoming nuptials, the dress code was somewhat casual - white trainers, polo shirt and jeans - with optional wacky glasses - for Wayne's brother John at least.

Rooney looked red-faced as he walked to his waiting car - complete with drink in hand onto the next stop on their stag itinerary.

They're off: Wayne and his stags leave restaurant Cafe Mambo in Ibiza - complete with drinks - after dining on their first night out to celebrate his forthcoming nuptials

They're off: Wayne and his stags leave restaurant Cafe Mambo in Ibiza - complete with drinks - after dining on their first night out to celebrate his forthcoming nuptials

Drink up: Wayne takes some refreshments with him as he and the group head to Linekers bar

Drink up: Wayne takes some refreshments with him as he and the group head to Linekers bar

Lineker's Bar: The sports bar is owned by Match of the Day host Gary Lineker's brother Wayne

Lineker's Bar: The sports bar is owned by Match of the Day host Gary Lineker's brother Wayne


For their first night, it's clearly a case of starting as you mean to go on as Rooney and his friends and family started off at bar 'Mambo' before heading to Lineker's, a chain of bars owned by Match of the Day host Gary's Lineker's disgraced brother...Wayne.

Lineker utilised the family name to first open the World Famous Lineker's Bar in Playa de las Americas, followed by Lineker's - in Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and the Canary Islands - which are filled with footballing memorabilia.

The group leave Lineker's Bar in the early hours of Wednesday morning, on his first night out during his stag party to move onto Club Eden

The group leave Lineker's Bar in the early hours of Wednesday morning, on his first night out during his stag party to move onto Club Eden

But in 2006 the 45-year-old millionaire bar owner brought shame on the family name when he was jailed for two and a half years for a £220,000 tax fraud.

Wayne, who is in Spain with a 13-strong group, were mobbed by holidaymakers as they left the bar, and went on to club at nightspot Eden.

During the next few days of revelry on the Spanish party island, the Manchester United star and his guests, who are staying in a luxury villa, are expected to run up a bill of at least £250,000 which the footballer will foot the bill for.

His father, Wayne senior, 44, and younger brothers, Graham, 20, and John, 17, are among the party, as is Coleen's father, Tony McLoughlin, 49.

The wedding is set to be one of the showbiz events of the year, with OK! spending a record £2.5 million to secure rights to all the photos.

Wayne will spend four days celebrating his farewell to bachelorhood before the £5million ceremony in Portofino, Italy, on June 14.

Worse for wear: Rooney looks a little worse for wear on the first night of his stag break

Worse for wear: Rooney looks a little worse for wear on the first night of his stag break



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