in May, the England and Manchester United footballer's wife, Coleen,
has revealed on Twitter.
She told her 840,000 followers that the couple were "thrilled" to be
expecting a brother or sister for son Kai, who was born in November
2009.
"A few people guessed, so news is out ha!! Me, Wayne and Kai are
thrilled that we are expecting a new addition to our family around May
time," she tweeted.
"Its still only early but bursting with excitement! Also wanted the
news to come from us, before anyone else!" added the expectant mother.
The childhood sweethearts from Liverpool, now both 26, wed in a lavish
ceremony in June 2008, but their relationship has come under scrutiny
in the past following newspaper reports that Rooney used prostitutes.
"Wayne, Coleen and their families are thrilled and delighted that
Coleen is expecting their second child," a spokesman for the couple
said.
"They wanted to share the great news on their popular social
networking sites and that is why Coleen tweeted the news ahead of any
speculation.