The English Football Association have confirmed they will appeal the three-match ban handed to star striker Wayne Rooney.
The Manchester United attacker was shown a straight red card for kicking out at Montenegro's Miodrag Dzudovic in England's final Euro2012 qualifier in Podgorica on October 7 and subsequently received a suspension of three matches which will keep him out of the tournament's group stage in Poland and Ukraine next summer.
However, the FA have lodged an appeal against the ban in conjunction with Rooney's letter to UEFA asking for leniency.
"We will be appealing against the three-match suspension Wayne Rooney received following the recent Euro 2012 qualifier in Montenegro," said an FA spokesman.
"We received written reasons for the red card on Tuesday afternoon and we were given until midnight tonight to respond."
