Rooney's wife receives apology

London - The parents of the woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving Wayne Rooney have apologised to the England striker's wife.

Several tabloid newspapers claimed on Sunday that Rooney cheated repeatedly on his pregnant wife Coleen last year with a 21-year-old prostitute identified as Jenny Thompson. The allegations have produced several days of front-page coverage in the tabloids.

The woman's parents, Hamish and Dana Thompson, issued a statement on Wednesday saying they "would never condone what has or may have happened."

The Thompsons say they "would like to offer our most sincere apologies to Coleen Rooney and her family."

Rooney scored England's opening goal in Tuesday's 3-1 victory over Switzerland in Euro 2012 qualifying.