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10 DOWN Wayne Rooney
The outrage mill was churning after it was reported that footballer Wayne Rooney — a man approaching the end of his kicking days — had allegedly blown £500,000 while “knocking back beers” and gambling at a casino in Manchester. Impressively, he managed this in only two hours, which means he lost £4,166.66 a minute. As far as CW knows, the only other way you can spend so much money in so short a time is to go to Center Parcs in August and tick the “bike hire” option.

Although his wife, Coleen, is apparently “furious”, it should be borne in mind that Rooney earns £1 million a month and has a fortune valued at £100 million, meaning that his gambling losses