Coleen Rooney revives Wagatha Christie skills as a detective investigating Man City charges in hilarious Paddy Power ad
In 2019 Coleen accused Rebekah Vardy of leaking stories about her.
COLEEN ROONEY revived her epic super sleuth skills to investigate Man City's Financial Fair Play case in a hilarious new Paddy Power sketch.
The 39-year-old aka 'Wagatha Christie' has teamed up with the Irish betting company to announce its record-breaking 'Justice Refund'.
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Coleen Rooney has teamed up with Paddy Power to announce its record-breaking 'Justice Refund'
Credit: Paddy Power
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Coleen Rooney stars in the latest Paddy Power advert
Credit: Paddy Power
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In the clip, no-nonsense Coleen, who is married to Wayne Rooney, is the boss of a parody 'Investigation Department' tackling a number mock cases.
In a mock office she examines joke complaints including whether "nothing beats a Jet2 holiday" and the "latest refereeing conspiracy theories" by Arsenal fans.
She then uncovers a suspicious phone call from a 'Mr Howard Wobb' heaping praise on VAR and hailing referees.
But the sketch reaches its crescendo when she has to crack the case of the ongoing FFP saga.
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City were slapped with a whopping 115 charges over alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play rules back in February which then went up to 130.
She gives her verdict saying that Paddy Power will sort it out once and for all if the game's bigwigs won't.
The Paddy Power 'Justice Refund' is a payback scheme giving money back to all punters who backed a team that finished second to Manchester City in the Premier League since 2011.
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It covers eight seasons, meaning Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool fans who placed title bets in those years will have their stakes returned.
More than 100,000 punters are set to benefit - including those who backed United in 2011/12, 2017/18 and 2020/21, Liverpool in 2013/14, 2018/19 and 2021/22, and Arsenal in 2022/23 and 2023/24.
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An official verdict on City's alleged 115 financial charges are still pending after the hearing concluded last December.
City have vehemently denied the charges and have been fighting their corner at London's International Dispute Resolution Centre since mid-September.
City have been accused of failing to accurately report their finances over a nine-year period from 2009-10 and 2017-18.
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It's also alleged they failed to provide all the details about former manager Roberto Mancini's pay packets between 2009-10 and 2012-13.
The charges also relate to their alleged failure to disclose full player salaries between 2010-11 and 2015-16.
In addition to their alleged financial wrongdoings, City have been accused of failing to co-operate with the Prem's investigation.
If found guilty, City could be hit with huge financial penalties and a points deducation.
They could also be RELEGATED if they're found to have committed the most serious charges.
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The club will likely appeal any verdict which doesn't go their way, meaning the final decision may not be made until the end of NEXT SEASON.
The Wagatha Christie saga involved two former friends - Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy - and resulted in a High Court libel battle.
Coleen shared a lengthy Instagram post accusing her pal of leaking stories about her.
In 2022, three years after Coleen's initial accusation, Rebekah launched a libel case against her, which she lost.
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