Rooney wants "three or four children"

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Wayne Rooney has revealed that he wants "three or four children" with wife Coleen McLoughlin.

Speaking to OK! magazine, Rooney commented that he was eager to start a family, saying: "I'm from a big family so I like the idea of that. I'd like three or four if we could."

McLoughlin also stated her desire to have a family, but said she wants to wait until she has her first child before making any decisions about more.

"I'd like a big family but I think until you've had one child, you can't really tell how many you would like," she said.

Rooney and McLoughlin's wedding reportedly has "no validity" after the couple married in a monastery that was not eligible to hold a Catholic ceremony.