The England player's father, Wayne Rooney senior, 48, and his uncle, Richie, 54, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud over bets on there being a sending-off in a Motherwell-Hearts match in Scotland in 2010. Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings, 26, who was also arrested, was shown a red card for abusing the referee. To top it all off, on Friday Wayne junior inexplicably kicked a Montenegro defender and was sent off.

Henry Tang Ying-yen

The would-be chief executive owned up to marital infidelity after weeks of gossip that he had been having an affair. In a statement issued with his wife, Kwok Yu-chin, Tang, 59, admitted having been unfaithful. He declined to say if this meant he had had just one affair or more. Some people advised him to shut up, declare his candidacy and deflect the negative fallout by campaigning.