On 1 September 2006, Everton manager David Moyes sued Rooney for libel after the tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail published excerpts from Rooney's 2006 autobiography that accused the manager of leaking Rooney's reasons for leaving the club to the press.
Den 1. september 2006 sagsøgte Everton-manageren David Moyes Rooney for injurier, efter at tabloidoverskrifter i avisen The Daily Mail offentliggjorde uddrag fra Rooneys 2006-selvbiografi, hvor han beskyldte træneren for at lække Rooneys grunde til at forlade klubben til pressen.