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The Football Association has launched an investigation into the coin-throwing at Wayne Rooney at the weekend with the aim of identifying the culprits.
Rooney was targeted during Manchester United's match at Crystal Palace and drew the referee's attention to missiles being thrown at him.
The FA had a crowd control adviser at the game and is waiting for a report into the incidents. It is also contacting Crystal Place to ask for their observations and speaking to the police in charge of security inside the ground.
Palace are unlikely to be charged unless the investigation decides the club was negligent - the main aim of the probe is to see if any of the people who threw coins or other items at the England striker can be identified from CCTV footage.
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 1 October 2002 Scores first goals at senior level with two in 3-0 Worthington Cup win at Wrexham
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 19 October 2002 Nets first Premiership goal with stunning late winner as Everton overcome champions Arsenal at Goodison Park
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 12 February 2003 Becomes youngest player to win a full England cap when he appears as a second-half substitute against Australia
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 6 September 2003 At 17 years and 317 days, becomes England's youngest goalscorer with equaliser in England's match in Macedonia
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures June 2004 Scores four goals at Euro 2004 in his first international tournament, but limps out of the quarter-final against Portugal as England are knocked out
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 31 August 2004 Signs for Manchester United for £27 million just over four hours short of the transfer window deadline
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 28 September 2004 Scores a stunning hat-trick - his first senior treble - in a 6-2 victory over Fenerbahce in the Champions League, on his United debut
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 24 April 2005 Named PFA Young Player of the Year on the day he scores a stunning winner against Newcastle
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 26 February 2006 Scores twice as United beat Wigan 4-0 in Carling Cup final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Rooney's first senior trophy
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 23 April 2006 Named PFA Young Player of the Year for the second successive year and finishes the season with 19 goals
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 1 July 2006 Sent off in the World Cup quarter-final against Portugal after stamping on Ricardo Carvalho and pushing United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 6 May 2007 Wins first Premiership winners medal after the Red Devils are confirmed as champions following Chelsea's draw with Arsenal
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 11 May 2008 Contributes 13 assists as United clinch their second league title in as many seasons, with team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo scoring 31 goals
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 21 May 2008 Wins his first Champions League title after United beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties following a 1-1 in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 30 November 2008 Scores 100th club goal of his career in a 1-0 win in the Manchester derby
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures April 2009 Named Player of the Year by both the Professional Footballers' Association and the Football Writers' Association
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 27 May 2009 Frustrated in his bid for a second successive Champions League title as Barcelona beat United 2-0 in the final in Rome
Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 22 August 2009 Scores his 100th United goal at just 23 years old in a five-goal drubbing of Wigan
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures October 2010 Declines a new deal at United and issues a statement saying he wants to leave the club, only to perform a remarkable U-turn and sign a new five-year contract
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 12 February 2011 Scores a spectacular overhead kick as United overcome City 2-1 in the Manchester derby - the goal is later voted the Premier League's best ever strike
Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 14 May 2011 Collects his fourth Premier League winners medal as his penalty secures a decisive 1-1 draw against Blackburn
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 28 May 2011 Nets his first Champions League final goal against Barcelona but finishes on the losing side again as Barca prevail 3-1
Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 7 October 2011 Sent off for England after kicking Montenegro defender Miodrag Dzudovic and misses first two matches of Euro 2012
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 5 March 2013 Left out of United's starting XI for their Champions League last-16 second leg match against Real Madrid
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures May 2013 Claims his fifth league title with 16 goals in the season, but tells Ferguson he wants to leave the club for a second time. New boss David Moyes insists Rooney is "not for sale"
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Wayne Rooney: a career in pictures 17 September 2013 Scores his 200th goal for United in 4-2 Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen
Any fan throwing coins faces a potentially lengthy banning order from magistrates.
United defender Rio Ferdinand suffered a cut above the eye after being struck by a coin during a derby match at Manchester City in December 2012.
Police are still looking into Theo Walcott being targeted by missiles during the Arsenal's FA Cup third round victory against Tottenham last month.
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