Coleen Rooney Victorious in ‘Wagatha Christie’ Court Battle

Coleen Rooney, wife of former England soccer player Wayne Rooney, arrives at the High Court, in London on May 17, 2022. Alastair Grant/AP Photo

LONDON—In a legal showdown between soccer spouses that mixed celebrity, social media, and amateur sleuthing, a judge has ruled whodunnit.

Judge Karen Steyn on Friday cleared Coleen Rooney of libeling Rebekah Vardy by claiming that Vardy had leaked her private social media posts to the tabloid press.