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England's national team coach Steve McClaren strongly denied reports in the media that he had a fight with striker Wayne Rooney after the unsuccessful match against Israel.
The representatives of football homeland in Tel Aviv failed to break through the hosts' defense, bringing back only a modest and dull 0-0 draw instead of a crucial victory.
After this failure, on Monday, reports appeared in many newspapers claiming that S. McClaren had a heated argument with W. Rooney, who is far from a silky character.
"It's complete nonsense," said the coach, who increasingly faces sharp criticism for the poor performance. "In the camp, we couldn't believe such reports."
Influential newspaper "The Times" reports that the footballer was not pleased with the coach's criticism and insulted him, later throwing his boots and clothing against the wall in the dressing room. Unpleasant sounds from the English dressing room also reached the Israeli players' changing room.
England's national team, with only 7 points in 4 matches, currently shares the 3rd-5th place in Group E with Macedonia and Israel, who also have the same amount of points. Croatia remains the leader of the group with 10 points, with Russians trailing by just 2 points.
On Wednesday, England will face Andorra in Barcelona.
