Rooney Ban Upheld

Wayne Rooney's two-match suspension has been confirmed following an unsuccessful attempt to get the ban reduced.

The regulatory commission's verdict means Wednesday's matchwinner at Chelsea will miss Saturday's clash with Fulham and the FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City at Wembley.

As the suspension only applies to domestic matches, he is still available for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final next Tuesday.

The FA released the following statement on Thursday:

"Rooney had admitted a charge for the use of offensive, insulting and / or abusive language, but claimed that the automatic penalty of two games was clearly excessive.

"The Commission did not accept the claim and Rooney will begin the standard two-match suspension with immediate effect.

"The charge relates to an incident during the fixture with West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground on Saturday 2 April 2011."