Former soccer star Wayne Rooney apologizes to family and team he's coaching after photos of private party surfaced on social media

• The former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has apologized for raunchy photos of him at a party.

• The photos started circulating last weekend, but it is unclear when they were taken.

• Some of the photos appear to show Rooney asleep with several young women around him.

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The former English soccer star Wayne Rooney apologized to his family and the club he now manages for several images of him at a party that circulated on social media last weekend.

The photos appear to show the former Manchester United player asleep close to several young women. One image shows a man of a similar build as Rooney kissing an unknown woman. It is unclear when the photos were taken.

In an interview with Sky Sports, Rooney said he "made a mistake" and had been with two friends at a private party when the photos were taken.