Jamie Vardy's wife loses libel case against Wayne Rooney's wife in 'Wagatha Christie' court battle

Leicester City and England soccer player Jamie Vardy, and his wife Rebekah Vardy, arrive together at the High Court in London, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. On Friday, July 29, 2022, AP

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.