Rooney's hearing date on match ban set

LONDON. November 18. KAZINFORM England striker Wayne Rooney's appeal against his three-match ban for the European Championship will be heard by UEFA on 8 December, confirmed the FA on Thursday; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

Rooney, 26, was sent off during the 2-2 draw for kicking Miodrag Dzudovovic last month, then received a ban for three matches from the UEFA. The ban means that the Manchester United forward would miss all of England's group matches at Euro 2012.

After receiving the written reasons for the ban from the European soccer's governing body, the FA made the decision to appeal by the deadline of midnight on last Friday; Kazinform cites China Daily.

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