Rooney and wife Coleen are being sued by sports management firm Proactive, which claims it is owed 20% of the couple's earnings since they split from the company in 2008.

The split came about after an acrimonious bust-up with former Proactive director Paul Stretford, who retained the trust of the Rooneys and kept them as clients.

Proactive insist they are owed huge sums in commission on various contracts and took the case to court, where a case was heard in February, when large details of Rooney's financial affairs were made public.

Rooney has continued to stress his support for Stretford but it has been claimed Judge Brandan Heggarty QC is finally ready to deliver judgment.

With the World Cup about to start, it could have a major effect on Rooney, the man widely acknowledged to be the most important player in Fabio Capello's squad.

However, the 24-year-old has been assured any judgment will not be confirmed until after the tournament in South Africa is over.

"We have been assured that no judgment in this case will be handed down at least until Wayne's involvement in the World Cup in South Africa is complete," said a spokesman for Rooney this morning.