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Everton striker Rooney enjoying community service

Wayne Rooney says he has enjoyed completing his community service.

The Everton forward was ordered to serve 120 hours of unpaid work after he was convicted of drink-driving.

TalkSport: "I knew straight away I had made a stupid mistake and I have to move on.

"It is not nice, obviously. I've got children and it's not nice for them to see that and I try and move on and learn from it which I feel I am doing."

"I've really enjoyed doing it.

"It's been working with adults with learning difficulties in a garden centre.

"Especially around this period, this Christmas period, going in and helping them with different things they're making over Christmas.

"I think it's a place now where I'll certainly keep in touch with when obviously my hours are over.

"Seeing what they do, obviously they need support in what they do, there are a lot of adults with learning difficulties who just need a little bit of help and a bit of guidance and someone there to help them.

"We actually don't even talk about football in there.

"It's a refreshing place to go and it's relaxing, you're working with people, doing different things which I wouldn't have done if I didn't go there, so it's been great going there."

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